ATLANTIC COD

Gadus morhua

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Epibenthic-pelagic (Ref. 58426). This species is widely distributed in a variety of habitats, from the shoreline down to the continental shelf. Cod form schools during the day. Cod are omnivorous; they feed at dawn or dusk on invertebrates and fish, including young cod. Cod spawn once a year, in batches (Ref. 51846). They are marketed fresh, dried or salted, smoked and frozen; they are eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). The most important stocks are the Norwegian Arctic stock in the Barents Sea and the Icelandic stock. The populations around Greenland and Newfoundland have declined dramatically (Ref. 35388). Over 12 nucleotide substitutions in the 307 base pair region of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene differentiate this species from Gadus ogac (Ref. 40214).