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The '''pink cusk-eel''', ''Genypterus blacodes'', is a 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}}. Their length is up to {{convert|200|cm|in}}, and they live for up to 30 years.<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase | genus = Genypterus | species = blacodes | month = June| year = 2012}}</ref>
The '''pink cusk-eel''', ''Genypterus blacodes'', is a 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}}. Their length is up to {{convert|200|cm|in}}, and they live for up to 30 years.<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase | genus = Genypterus | species = blacodes | month = June| year = 2012}}</ref>


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 |accessdate=2012-04-10 |publisher=Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative |work=SASSI Fish Info}}</ref>
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 |accessdate=2012-04-10 |publisher=Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative |work=SASSI Fish Info }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


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 6.3&nbsp;kg (20&nbsp;lb) 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>
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 6.3&nbsp;kg (20&nbsp;lb) 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>

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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 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 (72 to 3,281 ft). Their length is up to 200 centimetres (79 in), and they live for up to 30 years.[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]

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 (20 lb) was collected.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 2012-04-10.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ NORFANZ Voyage Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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