Scientific Name
Gadella jordani

Common Name
Jordan's cod

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 75-79; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 67 - 75

Classification

Classified By

B?hlke & Mead, 1951

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Morid cods (Moridae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: east coast of Japan and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge (Ref. 1371); also Taiwan (Ref. 12711).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

400 m

Depth To - meters

760 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 760 m (Ref. 41299)

Trophic Level

3.25 s.e. 0.29 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

28.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated