Ogac (Greenland Cod)

Gadus ogac

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Ogac (Greenland Cod)
Scientific Name: 
Gadus ogac
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Actinopterygii
Order: 
Gadiformes
Family: 
Gadidae
General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

fisheries: commercial (W017).
References: 
W017
Habitat
Marine(BSC5); Env:demersal; oceanodromous; brackish; marine ; depth range 0-200m. Clim: polar; 71°N-45°N(W017). Benthic, shallows, deep waters to 400m; eats fish, crustaceans,molluscs, starfish and worms (R131)
References: 
BSC5
R131
W017
Distribution

Ecozones

Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea Amundsen Gulf
References: 
BSC5
R131

Number of Occurrences

8 occurrences in NWt, Liverpool bay and Franklin Bay, Minto Inlet

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; tmax=12)(W017). 71.1cm (R131)
References: 
R131
W017
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Abundant (R131) but little information for Western Arctic ocean
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed in 2010 by DFO; no change. Draft rank by DFO in 2015, modified from not assessed to undetermined
Last Updated: 
July 22, 2015

References

Economic Status

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Ecozones

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return

Habitat

  • Hunter, J.G., Leach, S.T. McAllister, D.E. and Steigerwald, M.B. (1984) A distributional atlas of records of the marine fishes of Arctic Canada in the Naitonal Museums of Canada and Arctic Biological Station.. National Museum of Natural Sciences Syllogeus 52 RWED Library QL 626.5 . N67D57 - BSC5 Return
  • Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Population Size

Coad B.W. and Reist J.D. (2004) Annotated List of the Arctic Marine Fishes of Canada.. DFO, Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2674 - R131 Return
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FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return