Species FAO code: NEC

Pseudophycis bachus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Neuseeländischer Rotdorsch de Neuseeländischer Tiefseedorsch	–
Denmark	da Newzealandsk rødtorsk	–
Estonia	et Suur punamora	–
France	fr moride rouge fr juliennette	–
Germany	de Neuseeländischer Rotdorsch de Neuseeländischer Tiefseedorsch	–
Greece	el Ψευδοσαλούβαρδος	–
Lithuania	lt raudonoji australinė menkė	–
Poland	pl Witnik czerwony pl brotola nowozelandzka	–
Portugal	pt Abrótea	–
Slovenia	sl novozelandski rdeči ostriž	–
Spain	es Falsa brótola es Mora roja	Galicia: Bertorella de nova celandia
Sweden	sv Röd moratorsk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudophycis bachus (Forster, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudophycis bachus (Forster, 1801)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Pseudophycis bachus

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Pseudophycis bachus

Scientific name

Pseudophycis bachus

Author

(Forster, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

NEC

Morphological description

Nostrils anterior to eye by about one-third of snout length. Pyloric caeca 6 to 8. Color reddish pink becoming paler ventrally, vertical fins with dark margins; a dark black blotch on the pectoral fin base.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMoridae
    - GenusPseudophycis
      - SpeciesPseudophycis bachus

Synonyms

Enchelyopus bachus Forster, 1801
Physiculus bachus (Forster, 1801)
Pseudophycis bacchus (Forster, 1801)
Lotella bachus (Forster, 1801)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudophycis bachus (Forster, 1801)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 90 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 90 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Pseudophycis bachus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps