Robust cod

Laemonema robustum

Fish
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth400–736 m
Water temperature19–28 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 0 records
May: 2 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 6 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 400–736 m · Deepest record: 736 m

400–410 m: 1 records
410–420 m: 0 records
420–430 m: 0 records
430–440 m: 0 records
440–450 m: 0 records
450–460 m: 0 records
460–470 m: 0 records
470–480 m: 0 records
480–490 m: 0 records
490–500 m: 2 records
500–510 m: 0 records
510+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–28 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Robust cod, Robust codling, Robust mora

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Kurodara, クロダラ
Simplified Chinese: 壯體絲鰭鱈

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
22 open-data records from 1982 to 2011.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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