Depth: 1 - 600m.
From 1 to 600 meters.

Habitat: benthopelagic. This species is widely distributed in a variety of habitats from the shoreline to well down the continental shelf. Two stocks are recognized in the brackish Baltic Sea. Cod feeds at dawn or dusk on invertebrates and fish, including young cod. Forms schools during the day. Spawns once a year. Marketed fresh, dried/salted, smoked and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).