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Red codling
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Moridae
Genus:	Pseudophycis
Species:	P. bachus
Binomial name
	Pseudophycis bachus; (J. R. Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
	Enchelyopus bachus Forster, 1801; Lotella bachus (Forster, 1801); Physiculus bachus (Forster, 1801);

The red codling or hoka^[1] (Pseudophycis bachus) is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, restricted to New Zealand^[a], from the surface to 700 m. A closely related species, Pseudophycis barbata, is found in Australia. It reaches lengths up to 90 cm. P. bachus is a food source for the diving yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.

Red Cod is in the "Worst Choice (Don't eat)" section of the Forest & Bird Best Fish Guide.^[3]

Notes

^ Although, at least according to the Tasmanian government department that regulates fishing, Pseudophycis bachus is found in Tasmanian waters (outside New Zealand), along with the "closely related" Pseudophycis barbata mentioned here.^[2] It states:
Pseudophycis barbata: Often confused with another cod species found in Tasmania, the red cod, Pseudophycis bachus, which has a black spot behind its gill covers.

References

^ Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. 2006
^ Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Government of Tasmania (2015). "Sea fishing and aquaculture: Bearded Rock Cod". dpipwe.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2021. Pseudophycis barbata: Often confused with another cod species found in Tasmania, the red cod, Pseudophycis bachus, which has a black spot behind its gill covers.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Forest and Bird (30 Apr 2018). "Best Fish Guide — Pocket Guide". www.forestandbird.org.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

Sources

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudophycis bachus". FishBase. March 2006 version.
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.