The red codling or hokaEd. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 2006 (''Pseudophycis bachus'') is a morid cod of the genus '' Pseudophycis'', restricted to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

, from the surface to 700 m. A closely related species is found in Australia. Its length is up to 90 cm. ''P. bachus'' is a food source for the diving yellow-eyed penguin, '' Megadyptes antipodes''. Red Cod is in the unsustainable section of the Forest & Bird Best Fish Guide, and near the middle of the table overall.

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* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox (1982). ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand''. Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers. . red codling Fauna of Victoria (Australia) Fish of New Zealand red codling {{Gadiformes-stub