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Parapercis colias New Zealand Blue Cod

Parapercis coliasis commonly referred to as New Zealand Blue Cod. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

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Parapercis colias Blue cod, Fiordland, New Zealand ,Copyright Paddy Ryan


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lexID:
9165 
AphiaID:
276989 
Scientific:
Parapercis colias 
German:
Blauer Sandbarsch 
English:
New Zealand Blue Cod 
Category:
Sandperches 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pinguipedidae (Family) > Parapercis (Genus) > colias (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forster, ), 1801 
Occurrence:
New Zealand, South-Pazific, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
7.48" - 23.62" (19cm - 60cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Edible crab, Fish (little fishes) 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-01-14 20:09:55 

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Parapercis colias (Forster, 1801)

Parapercis colias grows up to a max. length of 60,0 cm (common length is 35.0 cm).The weight is 2,5 kg, the reported age 17 years.

The body colour of the Blue Cod varies depending on age,larger animals are more distinctly blue with greenish sides and a golden brown stripe above each eye, smaller are mottled with towards shades of green and juveniles are white with a broad band of brown along the side.

Parapercis colias, commonly known as New Zealand Blue Cod, inhabits rocky areas to a depth of 50-150 m.

Its feeds mainly on small fish and crabs by stalking its prey and swallowing it whole.They live on the bottom and eat almost any animal that comes their way.

Blue cod (Parapercis colias) is endemic to New Zealand and form an important commercial fishery.

Synonym:
Enchelyopus colias

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Trachinoidei (Suborder) > Pinguipedidae (Family) > Parapercis (Genus) > Parapercis colias (Species)

Scientific paper

  1. First estimates of batch fecundity for Parapercis colias , a commercially important temperate reef fish, Beer, NA; Wing, SR; Carbines, G , 2013
  2. Oxygen consumption, ventilation frequency and cytochrome c oxidase activity in blue cod (Parapercis colias) exposed to hydrogen sulphide or isoeugenol, Leonard G. Forgan; Malcolm E. Forster, 2010
  3. Isotopic turnover rate and fractionation in multiple tissues of red rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and blue cod (Parapercis colias): Consequences for ecological studies, Erik Suring; Stephen R. Wing, 2009
  4. Measuring efficiency and predicting optimal set durations of pots for blue cod Parapercis colias, Russell G Cole; Niki K Alcock; Anna Tovey; Sean J Handley, 2004
  5. Selective capture of blue cod Parapercis colias by potting: behavioural observations and effects of capture method on peri-mortem fatigue, R.G Cole; N.K Alcock; S.J Handley; K.R Grange; S Black; D Cairney; J Day; S Ford; A.R Jerrett, 2003
  6. A comparison of diver and pot sampling for blue cod (Parapercis colias: Pinguipedidae), R.G Cole; D.S Tindale; R.G Blackwell, 2001
  7. Large Hooks Reduce Catch-and-Release Mortality of Blue Cod Parapercis colias in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand, Carbines, G. D., 1999
  8. Extension of the chilled storage life of smoked blue cod (Parapercis colias) by carbon dioxide packaging, NICHOLASS PENNEY; R. GRAHAM BELL; TRACEY L. CUMMINGS, 1994
  9. Seasonal changes in reproductive condition and plasma levels of sex steroids in the blue cod,Parapercis colias(Bloch and Schneider) (Mugiloididae), N. W. Pankhurst; A. M. Conroy, 1987

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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