Pacific cod: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pacific cod lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gadus macrocephalus
Group	Bony fish
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gadiformes
Family	Gadidae

Where does the Pacific cod live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pacific cod in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Pacific cod?

The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Gadidae, genus Gadus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pacific cod

The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gadidae. It is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean, mainly on the continental shelf and upper slopes, to depths of about 900 m (3,000 ft). It can grow to a length of a meter or so and is found in large schools. They feed on clams, worms, crabs, shrimp, and juvenile fish. It is an important commercial food species and is also known as gray cod or grey cod, and grayfish or greyfish. Fishing for this species is regulated with quotas being allotted for hook and line fishing, pots, and bottom trawls. Fossils have been found in Canada near a Steller Sea lion fossil dating to the Pleistocene.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pacific cod (revision 1381475351), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q783575 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).