Greenland cod
| Greenland Cod | ||||||||||||||
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| Gadus ogac |
The Greenland Cod (Gadus ogac), known variously as rock cod, ogac and uvac is a commercially harvested food fish.
In color the Greenland Cod is generally somber, ranging from tan to brown to silvery. In appearance similar to other cods; generally heavy-bodied, elongate, usually with a stout caudal peduncle. They can grow to 80 centimeters. They are bottom fishes inhabiting inshore waters and continental shelves, up to depths of 200 m. The wholesome flesh is whitish and flaky but firmer and tougher and less desirable than that of Atlantic Cod. Their range covers the Arctic Ocean and Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Alaska to West Greenland, then south along the Canadian coast to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton Island generally from 45 to 75 degrees N. The stock has been strongly reduced in recent years.
