Giant cod

Lepidion inosimae

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth805–1,168 m
Water temperature11–29 °C
Best monthsJune, August, and September
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: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 5 records
April: 7 records
May: 6 records
June: 9 records
July: 5 records
August: 13 records
September: 10 records
October: 6 records
November: 9 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 805–1,168 m · Deepest record: 1,345 m

590–600 m: 92 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C

10–12 °C: 2 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 27 records
20–22 °C: 45 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Giant cod, Morid cod

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Sokokurodara, ソコクロダラ
Simplified Chinese: 灰雅鱈, 烏鬚鱈

Other scientific names: Haloporphyrus inosimae, Lepidion inoshimae

Similar species

Long-finned Cod
Lepidion microcephalus
Schmidt's cod
Lepidion schmidti
Blackcod
Antimora rostrata
Dainty mora
Halargyreus johnsonii
Common mora
Mora moro
ahuru
Auchenoceros punctatus

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).
106 open-data records from 1969 to 2018.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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