Brief Morphological Characteristics of Cod Gadus macrocephalus (Gadidae) from Coastal Waters of the Komandor Islands

A. N. Stroganov^a^, *, A. M. Malyutina^a, N. V. Zuykova^b, and K. A. Zhukova^c
Translated by D.F. Pavlov

^aMoscow State University, Moscow, Russia

^bKnipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), Murmansk

^cAll-Russia Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Moscow

Correspondence to: *e-mail: andrei_str@mail.ru

Received 12 September, 2016

Abstract—The results of the studies on morpho-biological characteristics of Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus of Bering Island coastal waters (Komandor Islands) are presented. As assessed by several morphometric indices, the studied cod differs from the cod of the Bering Sea.

Keywords: Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus, morpho-biological characteristics, otoliths, ecology, Komandor Islands

DOI: 10.1134/S0032945217040166