Ecologia de Gadus morhua
| Ref. principal | Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Notas | Opportunistic predator that forages mainly at dawn and dusk (Refs. 1371, 46189). Larvae feed mainly on zooplankton while juveniles prey predominantly on benthic crustaceans; adults feed mainly on zoobenthos and fish (Refs. 5743, 9604, 26813) including juvenile cod. Fish prey becomes more common in the diet with increasing body size (Refs. 1371, 89387). Adults may cover large distances during the feeding period (Ref. 89387). Young cod are also preyed upon by different fish species and octopus. Adult cod are prey items of top predators like sharks, rays, whales, dolphins, seals, and sea birds (Refs. 9023, 9581, 26954, 43651, 45735). In the Baltic it grows up to 5 kg weight in 7-8 years; in the North Sea it reaches 8 kg in the same time span . Natural mortality for adults of both stocks is assumed to be around M=0.2, resulting in a mean adult life expectancy and mean duration of the reproductive phase of 5 years (Ref. 88171). Parasites of the species include protozoans (trypanosome), myxosporidians, monogeneid, trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, acanthocephalan, hirudinid and copepods (Ref. 5951). |
Aquatic zones / Water bodies
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
|
|
|
|
Habitat
| Substrato | Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky; |
|---|---|
| Substrate Ref. | |
| Habitats especiais | Beds: sea grass; |
| Special habitats Ref. |
Associações
| Ref. | |
|---|---|
| Associações | schooling; |
| Associada com | |
| Comentários sobre associação | Generally considered a demersal fish although its habitat may become pelagic under certain hydrographic conditions when feeding or spawning. There is some evidence that cod leave the bottom and school pelagically to spawn in preferred temperatures when bottom tempetatures are unsuitable. Gregarious during the day, forming compact schools that swim between 30-80 m above the bottom, and scatter at night (Ref. 1371). Schooling behavior may be adaptive for feeding. Reproductive behavior during spawning involves the circling of a female often by only one male per spawning bout (Ref. 86779). |
| Parasitismo |
Alimentação
| Tipo de alimentação | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
|---|---|
| Feeding type Ref. | Nordeide, J.T. and J.H. Fosså, 1992 |
| Hábito alimentar | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Nordeide, J.T. and J.H. Fosså, 1992 |
Trophic Level(s)
| Estimation method | Amostra original | População virgem (não pescada) | Nota | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
| Da composição da dieta | 4.09 | 0.18 | 4.34 | 0.72 | Troph of adults from 7 studies. |
| Dos itens alimentares individuais | 4.29 | 1.00 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
| Ref. | dos Santos, J. and S. Falk-Petersen, 1989 | ||||