Dwarf codling

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Dwarf codling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Notophycis
Species:
N. marginata
Binomial name
Notophycis marginata
(Günther, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Lotella marginata Günther, 1878
  • Austrophycis marginata (Günther, 1878)
  • Physiculus marginatus (Günther, 1878)
  • Austrophycis megalops Ogilby, 1897

The dwarf codling (Notophycis marginata), is a species of morid cod found on the continental slopes in the southeast Pacific and the southwest Atlantic, where it is found down to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). This species grows to 24 cm (9.4 in) in total length.

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