Editing Saffron cod

{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Saffron cod
| image = Saffron_Cod_Juveniles.jpg
| image_caption = Saffron cod juveniles
| taxon = Eleginus gracilis
| authority = ([[Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau|Tilesius]], 1810)
| synonyms = *''Gadus gracilis'' <small>Tilesius, 1810</small>
*''Gadus wachna'' <small>[[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]], 1814</small>  
}}
The '''saffron cod''' ''('''Eleginus gracilis''')'' is a commercially harvested fish closely related to true [[cod]]s (genus ''[[Gadus]]''). It is dark grey-green to brown, with spots on its sides and pale towards the belly. It may grow to 55&nbsp;cm and weigh up to 1.3&nbsp;kg.<ref name = FAO/><ref name=FishBase/>

Its range spans the North [[Pacific]], from [[Yellow Sea|the Yellow Sea]] and the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] in the west to the northern [[Gulf of Alaska]] and [[Sitka, Alaska]], in the east. It also occurs in the [[Chukchi Sea]] ([[Arctic Ocean]]).<ref name = FAO/><ref name=FishBase/> It normally occurs in shallow coastal waters at less than 60 m depth but may also be found at depths up to 200 m. The saffron cod may also enter [[brackish]] and even fresh waters, occurring quite far up rivers and streams, but remaining within regions of tidal influence.<ref name = FAO/>

Saffron cods begin to mature during their third year of life. They feed on fish and small [[crustacean]]s. They are commercially fished in many areas of the northwestern Pacific. The country with the largest catch is [[Russia]].  It is used for human consumption in the Russian Federation and Japan, fresh or frozen.<ref name = FAO/>

==References==
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<ref name = FAO>{{cite book | editor1 = Daniel M. Cohen | editor2 = Tadashi Inada | editor3 = Tomio Iwamoto | editor4 = Nadia Scialabba | name-list-style = amp | year = 1990 | title = FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date | publisher = [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations | isbn = 978-92-5-102890-2 | pages = 34–36 | url = http://www.fao.org/3/t0243e/t0243e00.htm }}</ref>

<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase|genus=Eleginus|species=gracilis|year=2022|month=February}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Gadidae]]
[[Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Fish of the Arctic Ocean]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1810]]