![]() ![]() Video of two large Black Rockcods (aka Spotted Black Grouper) at West Macauley Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. Video of a Black Rockcod at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, New South Wales. Video of young black cod in rock pools along the coast, including Port Stephens in New South Wales – home to the state’s largest population. ![]() Video of Black Rockcod in New South Wales. Great video of Black Rockcod in the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park. Once widespread along the New South Wales coast, Black Rockcod populations declined from the 1950s until the later 1970s due to heavy targeting by spearfishers. Individuals in clear waters tend to be banded, whereas those in estuaries are usually darker. Juveniles and subadults have a black blotch or 'saddle' on the upper tail base and 5 dark diagonal greyish to black bands that fade with growth. A large cod with a variable colour pattern ranging from uniform dark greyish-black, to a blotched or banded pattern. ![]()
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