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Order Gadiformes Family Moridae(Morid cods)
Beardie
Lotella phycis(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846). : 30.0 cm SL
Korean name/nol-lak-min-tae(놀락민태)
Japanese name/ Iso-ainame
Chinese name/褐浔鳕 D1/soft ray 5-6, D2/soft ray 57~62. A/soft ray 51~55.
Distribution; West Pacific/Busan, Tong-yeong and Jeju Island in Kores, south of central Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
General; Deep sea fish. Body elongated and compressed laterally. Body depth behind the head is highest and decreases posteriorly. Snout is short and its front tip slightly rounded. Eye located dorso-head. The lower jaw slightly shorter than the upper jaw, and 1 barbel at the tip of lower jaw. There are 4 spines on preopercle, one strong and the other three buried in skin. The lateral line reaches to the base of the caudal fin. The body is covered with tiny cycloid scales. Scales are buried in the skin. It has a short-based first dorsal fin, closely followed by a long-based second dorsal fin. The length of 2 ~ 3rd ray of 1st dorsal fin is the longest, and the fin membranes in anterior part of 1st dorsal fin are deeply notched. The base lines of dorsal and anal fins are long, extended to caudal fin base, but separated from the caudal fin. Caudal fin margin is round. The Beardie is yellow-grey to red-brown with white fin margins. A bottom dweller in quiet, coastal bays and estuaries, usually silty habitat It is usually seen in caves, in bays and coastal reefs, in Australia and New Zealand.
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