The Atlantic Cod is a heavy-bodied, greenish-grey groundfish with a pale lateral line and a single chin barbel. Once superabundant, it anchored North Atlantic fisheries for centuries.
Habitat
Cold continental-shelf waters of the North Atlantic
Diet
Fish, crustaceans, and mollusks
How common
Uncommon
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