Physiculus karrerae

Physiculus karrerae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Moridae
Genus:	Physiculus
Species:	P. karrerae
Binomial name
Physiculus karrerae Paulin, 1989

Physiculus karrerae, the Japanese codling, is a species of bathydemersal fish found in the Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 27.4 cm (10.8 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of German ichthyologist Christine Karrer, because of her contributions to the knowledge of morid fishes.^[4]

References

1. Roa-Varón, A., Ross, S. & Iwamoto, T. (2019). "Physiculus karrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60482607A136951020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60482607A136951020.en. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. Trunov, I.A., 1991. Fishes of the family Moridae from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (genera Mora Risso and Physiculus Kaup). J. Ichthyol. 31(6):110-116.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Physiculus karrerae". FishBase. February 2015 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order GADIFORMES (part 1): Families BREGMACEROTIDAE, PHYCIDAE, GAIDROPSARIDAE, LOTIDAE, GADIDAE, RANICIPITIDAE, MERLUCCIIDAE, EUCLICHTHYIDAE, MURAENOLEPIDIDAE, MELANONIDAE, TRACHYRINCIDAE, MORIDAE, MACRURONIDAE, LYCONIDAE, BATHYGADIDAE and STEINDACHNERIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 March 2023.