Southern Codling

Upper limb of the first gill arch with two rakers. A series of dark spots present on the head; a dusky black blotch on the opercle. Lateral line alternately black and white (Ref 26938).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0

Found onshore but most common in less than 300 m. Shallow-water specimens feed on crustaceans, worms and fish.

Found onshore but most common in less than 300 m. Shallow-water specimens feed on crustaceans, worms and fish. Moves into bays and coastal waters during colder weather (Ref. 26938). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: unreliable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this order

Western Central Atlantic: Beaufort, North Carolina south along the coast and into the Gulf of Mexico, where it occurs south off Mexico.

benthic