Cod has a slightly laterally flattened body with a gradually narrowing tail backward.

Cod has an extended body, slightly laterally compressed, with the tail gradually narrowing backward, a large head, a large mouth, the upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower jaw, weighing 300-750 grams, the tentacle whiskers on the neck are equal to or slightly longer than the diameter of the eyes, and the two jaws and the plow bone have fluffy teeth. Body coloration is varied, from light green or light gray to brown or light black, also can be dark pale red to bright red; head, dorsal and lateral sides of the body are grayish brown with irregular dark brown markings, ventral surface is grayish white.

Introduction of cod

Cod is the genus Cod, which is divided into Atlantic cod, Greenland cod and Pacific cod. Cod is one of the world's largest annual catch of fish, is an important food and economic value. Cod is also known as big head green, big mouth fish, big head fish, etc., here the big head fish to distinguish another big head fish.

Our most common should be the Atlantic cod, living in the north of the Atlantic Ocean, is a kind of cold water fish, the largest can grow to nearly two meters long, one or two hundred pounds. Cod meat is tender, meat flavor light, large size, large yield. There are claims that people can step on their backs and walk on the surface of the sea during the cod season.

Atlantic cod in the 20th century, had because the fishing technology is also more and more advanced, and the number of sharply reduced. It even became an endangered species, but has since slowly recovered. Cod's fish meat is snow white, tender and firm meat and light flavor.