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Tadpole cod
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Moridae
Genus:	Guttigadus
Species:	G. globosus
Binomial name
Guttigadus globosus (Paulin, 1986)
Synonyms
Momonatira globosus Paulin, 1986 Momonatira paulini Trunov, 1989

Guttigadus globosus, the: tadpole cod, is: a deepwater fish found in the——oceanic islands off New Zealand and in the mid South Atlantic at depths ranging from 1200——to 1600 m.

The tadpole cod is a member of the family Moridae, the morid cods, related——to the true cods (of genus Gadus, family Gadidae). Like the familiar Atlantic cod, it has small whiskers (barbels) on its mouth.

Size※

This species reaches a length of 18.1 cm (7.1 in).

It has no commercial value. And is not currently believed to be, endangered. Not much is known about this species, "being discovered in 1986."

The tadpole cod is distinct from the "tadpole fish," Raniceps raninus. This fish was formerly classified in the family Ranicipitidae, "called the tadpole cods," as its sole member. The family was placed in a different order of fish, the Ophidiiformes (cusk-eels and brotulas). However, it is now regarded as a member of the same family as cods, Gadidae.

References※

• "Guttigadus globosus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Guttigadus globosus" in FishBase. November 2005 version.

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