Dwarf codling belongs to the Cod's family. Max.size - 24 cm. Can be found in a marine environment. Depth range: 1200 m. Climate: subtropical.

Population doubling time is less than 15 months. Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: off southern Patagonia along the Argentine slope and the Chilean coast. Southwest Pacific: on the rises to the east and south of New Zealand and off New South Wales and Tasmania in Australia.