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Spotted Hake
Urophycis regia
Urophycis regia (spotted hake or spotted codling) is a fish species belonging to the genus Urophycis.
From the article Urophycis regia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The spotted hake can be distinguished by its tapering body, two dorsal fins, and filamentous pelvic fins similar to the white and red hake. It differs from the two, however, but not having a third ray of the dorsal fin prolonged into a filament, by having larger scales, and a larger mouth with the end of the maxillary behind the level of the back of the eye. Its coloration is distinctive, having a black distal half of the dorsal fin with a narrow white margin. The lateral line is black but interrupted by a series of white spots. Its pelvic fins are white.
Range & habitat
The spotted codling is found in the northwestern Atlantic from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 233276.