What is Saffron cod?
{{Taxobox | name = Saffron cod | image = Saffron_Cod_Juveniles.jpg | image_caption = Saffron cod juveniles | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Actinopterygii]] | ordo = [[Gadiformes]] | familia = [[Gadidae]] | genus = ''[[Eleginus]]'' | species = '''''E. gracilis''''' | binomial = ''Eleginus gracilis'' | binomial_authority = ([[Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius|Tilesius]], 1810) }} The '''saffron cod''' ''(Eleginus gracilis)'', is a type of fish. They are closely related to true [[cod]]s (genus ''[[Gadus]]''). It is dark grey-green to brown, with spots on its sides and pale towards the belly. It may grow to 60 cm and weigh up to 1.3 kg. It lives in the North [[Pacific]], from off the [[Korea]]n coasts until beyond [[Bering Strait]]s, off the [[Alaska]]n coasts. It normally is found in shallow coastal waters at less than 60 m depth. It may also be found at depths up to 200 m. The saffron cod may also enter [[brackish]] and even fresh waters, occurring quite far up rivers and streams. Saffron cods begin to mature during their third year of life. They feed on fish and small [[crustacean]]s. They are commercially fished in many areas of the northwestern Pacific. The country with the largest catch is [[Russia]]. It is used for human's to eat in the Russian Federation and Japan, fresh or frozen. ==References== * {{ITIS |id=164708 |taxon=Eleginus gracilis |accessdate=19 March 2006}} [[Category:Gadiformes]] [[Category:Edible fish]]