Southern codling
(Urophycis floridana)
Classification
Species:
Urophycis floridana
Genus:
Urophycis - Codlings
Family: Phycidae - Phycid hakes
Order: Gadiformes - Cods
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Southern codling
Local names:
Southern hake
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Subtropical
Native to coast of:
North America
Brownish, belly whitish; a dark blotch on operculum; lateral line dark, with a series of pale spots; a series of dark spots on cheek; dorsal fin dark, without white margin.
Western Central Atlantic: Beaufort, North Carolina south along the coast and into the Gulf of Mexico, where it occurs south off Mexico.
Max length: 35 cm