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Common names: Pacific tomcod, Pacific tomcod, Taaqatak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Point Sal, California where it was recorded from a depth of about 260 m (Ref. 11845). Also Ref. 2850, 6793, 11366, 27436.
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Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
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Common names from other countries

Poulamon du Pacifique, Tommy cod, Pacifisk tomtorsk, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27436)

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 275 m (Ref. 1371), usually 25 - 120 m (Ref. 1371)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 5°C (Ref. 107945); 62°N - 36°N, 170°W - 121°W (Ref. 1371)

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea to central California, USA.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 46-54; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 38 - 46. Body olive green dorsally, pale ventrally; fins dusky marginally.

Generally found over sand (Ref. 1371). May enter brackish water (Ref. 1371). Young move into shallow waters in summer and fall, whereas adults usually stay in deeper waters (Ref. 28499). Feeds on shrimps, amphipods, isopods, gastropods, mussels and fishes (Ref. 1371). An important prey species (Ref. 2850).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.59 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)