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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Pink cusk-eel
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| image = Genypterus blacodes derivate work.jpg
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| image2 = Genypterus blacodes.jpg
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| taxon = Genypterus blacodes
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
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| authority = ([[Johann Reinhold Forster|J. R. Forster]], 1801)
| ordo = [[Ophidiiformes]]
| synonyms = *''Ophidium blacodes'' <small>Forster, 1801</small>
| familia = [[Ophidiidae]]
*''Genypterus australis'' <small>[[Francis de Laporte de Castelnau|Castelnau]], 1872</small>
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| genus = ''[[Genypterus]]''
*''Genypterus microstomus'' <small>[[Charles Tate Regan|Regan]], 1903</small>
| species = '''''G. blacodes'''''
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = FishBase/>
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| binomial = ''Genypterus blacodes''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Johann Reinhold Forster|Forster]], 1801)
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The '''pink cusk-eel''', ''Genypterus blacodes'', is a [[cusk eel]] of the genus ''[[Genypterus]]'', found in southern [[Australia]], [[Chile]], [[Brazil]], [[South Africa]] and around [[New Zealand]] except the east coast of [[Northland Region|Northland]], in depths of a few metres to 1000 metres. Their length is between 80 and 200 centimetres, and they live for up to 30 years.
The '''pink cusk-eel''', ''Genypterus blacodes'', is a [[Demersal fish|demersal]] species of [[cusk-eel]] found in the oceans around southern [[Australia]], [[Chile]], [[Brazil]], and around [[New Zealand]] except the east coast of [[Northland Region|Northland]], in depths of {{convert|22|to|1000|m|ft fathom|-1|abbr=off}}. Their length is up to {{convert|200|cm|in|-1|abbr=off}}, and they live for up to 30 years. Their maximum weight is {{convert|25|kg|lb|abbr=off}}.<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase | genus = Genypterus | species = blacodes | month = June| year = 2012}}</ref>


This species has a pinkish yellow body marbled with irregular reddish brown blotches dorsally, with no dorsal spines or anal spines.<ref name="FishBase" />
Other names in English include '''ling''', '''Australian rockling''', '''kingclip''', '''pink ling''', and '''northern ling'''.


Other names in English include '''ling''', '''Australian rockling''', '''New Zealand ling''', '''kingklip''', '''pink ling''', and '''northern ling'''. The [[South Africa]]n '''kingklip''' is a similar, related species (''[[Genypterus capensis]]'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Kingklip / New Zealand Ling |url=http://wwfsassi.mobi/ListDetail.aspx?speciesId=1037 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728152015/http://wwfsassi.mobi/ListDetail.aspx?speciesId=1037 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-28 |access-date=2012-04-10 |publisher=Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative |work=SASSI Fish Info }}</ref>
The pink cusk-eel is a robust [[eel]]-like fish with bluntly pointed snout, large opaque eys, and an undershot lower jaw. The slender [[pelvic fin]]s are set well forward beneath the lower jaw where they may be mistaken for [[Barbel (anatomy)|barbel]]s. Their teeth are sharp and conical, in the jaws and on the roof of the mouth.


This species feeds on crustaceans such as ''[[Munida]]'' and scampi but also takes fish. It has been caught on the bottom during the spawning season of the [[blue grenadier]] ''(Macruronus novaezelandiae)'' while feeding on the species. Juveniles of this species are found in shallower shelf waters. This species is [[oviparous]], and its eggs float on the surface in a pelagic mass.<ref name="FishBase" />
The colour is a sickly orange-pink, turning pink [[ventral]]ly, and there are irregular patches of brown on the back. The whole is covered with a thick covering of slimy mucus.


In the month-long [[NORFANZ Expedition]] of 2003 which was examining the [[biodiversity]] of the [[seamount]]s and slopes of the [[Norfolk Ridge]] near New Zealand, a single specimen weighing {{convert|6.3|kg|lboz|abbr=on}} was collected.<ref>[https://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/pdfs/seas/NORFANZ_voyage_report.pdf NORFANZ Voyage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415035042/https://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/pdfs/seas/NORFANZ_voyage_report.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} Retrieved 2011-10-29.</ref>
Pink cusk-eel are caught commercially on long-lines in deep water, the flesh being firm and tasty.

This species is of major importance to [[commercial fisheries]], with catches in 2011 amounting to {{convert|38451|t|ST|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FAO Catches List|url=https://www.fishbase.se/report/FAO/FAOCatchList.php?scientific=Genypterus+blacodes|access-date=2020-08-24|website=www.fishbase.se}}</ref> It is utilized fresh, frozen or [[Smoking (cooking)|smoked]], and can be fried or baked.<ref name="FishBase" />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{ITIS|ID=165000|taxon=Genypterus blacodes|year=2006|date=19 March}}
* {{FishBase species | genus = Genypterus | species = blacodes | month = January | year = 2006}}
* {{ITIS |id=165000 |taxon=Genypterus blacodes |accessdate=19 March 2006}}
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{ISBN|978-0-00-216987-5}}


{{Non-Endemic Marine Fish of New Zealand}}
[[Category:Ophidiidae]]
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[[Category:Ophidiidae]]
[[Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean]]
[[nl:Kaapse koningklip]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1801]]
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[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Reinhold Forster]]
[[sv:Guldkingklip]]

Latest revision as of 02:43, 17 April 2024

Pink cusk-eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Genypterus
Species:
G. blacodes
Binomial name
Genypterus blacodes
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophidium blacodes Forster, 1801
  • Genypterus australis Castelnau, 1872
  • Genypterus microstomus Regan, 1903

The pink cusk-eel, Genypterus blacodes, is a demersal species of cusk-eel found in the oceans around southern Australia, Chile, Brazil, and around New Zealand except the east coast of Northland, in depths of 22 to 1,000 metres (70 to 3,280 feet; 10 to 550 fathoms). Their length is up to 200 centimetres (80 inches), and they live for up to 30 years. Their maximum weight is 25 kilograms (55 pounds).[1]

This species has a pinkish yellow body marbled with irregular reddish brown blotches dorsally, with no dorsal spines or anal spines.[1]

Other names in English include ling, Australian rockling, New Zealand ling, kingklip, pink ling, and northern ling. The South African kingklip is a similar, related species (Genypterus capensis).[2]

This species feeds on crustaceans such as Munida and scampi but also takes fish. It has been caught on the bottom during the spawning season of the blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae) while feeding on the species. Juveniles of this species are found in shallower shelf waters. This species is oviparous, and its eggs float on the surface in a pelagic mass.[1]

In the month-long NORFANZ Expedition of 2003 which was examining the biodiversity of the seamounts and slopes of the Norfolk Ridge near New Zealand, a single specimen weighing 6.3 kg (13 lb 14 oz) was collected.[3]

This species is of major importance to commercial fisheries, with catches in 2011 amounting to 38,451 tonnes (42,385 short tons).[4] It is utilized fresh, frozen or smoked, and can be fried or baked.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Genypterus blacodes" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  2. ^ "Kingklip / New Zealand Ling". SASSI Fish Info. Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  3. ^ NORFANZ Voyage Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  4. ^ "FAO Catches List". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
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