Species: Theragra chalcogramma
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Science Review:
Articles:
A 2015 article published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series identifies intraspecific differences in diet between harbor seals in the Salish Sea, suggesting implications for marine reserve management.
This paper looks at 21 years of data on estuarine demersal fish in Puget Sound, assessing changes in population after the closure of bottom trawl fisheries.
Bentho-pelagic fish utilize both bottom habitats and shallower portions of the water column, often feeding in shallow water at night and moving to deeper water to form schools during the day.
Classification
Kingdom
              Animalia
          Phylum
              Craniata
          Class
              Actinopterygii
Order
              Gadiformes
Family
              Gadidae
Genus
              Theragra
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
              Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes
          Formal Taxonomy
              Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Gadiformes - Gadidae - Theragra
          Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
              Marine
          Migration
              false - false - false
          Non-migrant
              false
          Locally Migrant
              false
          Conservation Status
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              GNR
          Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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