North Atlantic codling
The North Atlantic codling ("Lepidion eques") is a species of fish in the family Moridae. Name. The specific name "eques" means "knight", referring to the plume-like protuberance on its head; this is also reflected in the Icelandic name "bláriddari" and Danish name "blå ridder", both meaning "blue knight." Description. The North Atlantic codling is pink-brown in colour with a blue tinge; albinos are common. It is up to in length. Its posterior nostril is immediately anterior to the eye. There are 55–60 dorsal finrays and 50–54 anal finrays. It has a lateral line with pit  organs but no pores, and 8–13 pyloric caeca. Habitat. The North Atlantic codling lives in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is benthopelagic, living at depths of . Behaviour. The North Atlantic codling feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes. It usually swims close to sandy bottoms and exhibits station holding behavior.