Editing Pelagic cod (section)

{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Pelagic cod
| fossil_range = [[Thanetian]] to Present<ref>{{cite journal
  | last = Sepkoski
  | first = Jack
  | author-link =
  | title =  A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
  | journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology
  | volume = 364
  | issue =
  |page=560
  | year = 2002
  | url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class
  | doi =
  | id =
  | access-date = 2007-12-25 }}</ref>
| image = Melanonus gracilis (Pelagic cod).gif
| image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling 
| taxon =  Melanonus gracilis
| authority = [[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], 1878
| synonyms = ''Melanonosoma acutecaudatum'' <small>[[John Gilchrist (zoologist)|Gilchrist]], 1902</small> 
}}

The '''pelagic cod''' ('''''Melanonus gracilis''''') is a small deepwater [[fish]] found in the [[Southern Ocean]].  It is one of only two species currently classified in the family [[Melanonidae]], the other being the [[arrowtail]], ''Melanonus zugmayeri''.

The pelagic cod is found in [[subantarctic]] and temperate waters, occasionally being caught in the [[tropics]].  It may be found at depths between 150 and 3600 m.  It is from the order [[Gadiformes]], related to true [[cod]]s.  It may grow up to 19&nbsp;cm in length.  It has no commercial value.