The Atlantic cod is a large, brown or green spotted fish of the North Atlantic, one of the most widely eaten fish in the world.
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What is it?Fish
Carnivore?Yes
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Day & night
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?Yes
One of the most widely eaten fish.
At a glance
Found inOceans
HabitatOpen ocean, Coast
ColoursBrown, Grey, Olive
SizeLarge
LengthUsually 100–140 cm; over 180 cm recorded
WeightOver 50 kg recorded
LegsNone
Covered inScales
Lives ingroups
Lives for13–25 years
Can swim
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- The North Atlantic: from North Carolina to Greenland in the west, and from the Bay of Biscay to the Arctic Ocean, the Baltic and the North Sea in the east.
Did you know
A single female can release five million eggs in one spawning.
Females release their eggs in 5–20 batches, a few days apart.
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