Southern codling
(Urophycis floridana)

Classification

Species: Urophycis floridana

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