| Northern bastard codling | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Moridae |
| Genus: | Pseudophycis |
| Species: | P. breviuscula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson, 1846) |
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The northern bastard codling, Pseudophycis breviuscula, is a morid cod of the genus Pseudophycis, found around southern Australia including Tasmania, and New Zealand, from the surface to 220 m. Its length is between 15 and 25 cm.
The northern bastard codling is similar in general appearance to the rattails, with large eyes and an elongate tapering body, however the northern bastard codling has a separate, very rounded, caudal fin. The second dorsal fin and the anal fin start about half way along the body length.
Body colour is brown-pink with dark edges to the dorsal, caudal and anal fins.