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Family: Gadidae Cods and haddocks



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22 species (see list below)
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Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

Arctic and Northeast Atla
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
Arctogadus glacialis (Peters, 1872)

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Arctogadus glacialis
[Arctic cod]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Circumpolar in the Arctic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774)

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Boreogadus saida
[Polar cod]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Arctic to North Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius, 1810)

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Eleginus gracilis
[Saffron cod]

Photo by FAO

Arctic
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Eleginus nawaga (Walbaum, 1792)

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Eleginus nawaga
[Navaga]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 16.1 cm TL
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850

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Gadiculus argenteus
[Silvery pout]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Gadiculus thori Schmidt, 1913

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Gadiculus thori
[Silvery cod]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

North Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814

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Gadus chalcogrammus
[Alaska pollock]

Photo by Panther, T.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Gadus finnmarchicus (Koefoed, 1956)

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Gadus finnmarchicus
[Norwegian pollock]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Gadus ogac is repo
Max. Length 119 cm TL
Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810

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Gadus macrocephalus
[Pacific cod]

Photo by Morris, P.

North Atlantic and Arctic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758

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Gadus morhua
[Atlantic cod]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Melanogrammus aeglefinus
[Haddock]

Photo by Morris, P.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 91.5 cm TL
Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Merlangius merlangus
[Whiting]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)

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Microgadus proximus
[Pacific tomcod]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 38.1 cm TL
Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)

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Microgadus tomcod
[Atlantic tomcod]

Photo by SeaFIC

There are 2 disjunct popu
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Micromesistius australis Norman, 1937

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Micromesistius australis
[Southern blue whiting]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 55.5 cm TL
Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)

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Micromesistius poutassou
[Blue whiting]

Photo by Ueberschär, B.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pollachius pollachius
[Pollack]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pollachius virens
[Saithe]

Photo by NRM Ichthyology Collection Database

Mediterranean. [Country
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Trisopterus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800)

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Trisopterus capelanus
[]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Trisopterus esmarkii
[Norway pout]

Photo by Océanopolis

Northeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Trisopterus luscus
[Pouting]

Photo by Coudre, C.

Northeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Trisopterus minutus
[Poor cod]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arctogadus glacialis Arctic cod Arctic and Northeast Atla 32.5 TL 1872
Boreogadus saida Polar cod Circumpolar in the Arctic 40 TL 1774
Eleginus gracilis Saffron cod Arctic to North Pacific 55 TL 1810
Eleginus nawaga Navaga Arctic 42 TL 1792
Gadiculus argenteus Silvery pout Northeast Atlantic 16.1 TL 1850
Gadiculus thori Silvery cod Northeast Atlantic 15 TL 1913
Gadus chalcogrammus Alaska pollock North Pacific 91 TL 1814
Gadus finnmarchicus Norwegian pollock Northeast Atlantic 50 TL 1956
Gadus macrocephalus Pacific cod Gadus ogac is repo 119 TL 1810
Gadus morhua Atlantic cod North Atlantic and Arctic 200 TL 1758
Melanogrammus aeglefinus Haddock Northeast Atlantic 112 TL 1758
Merlangius merlangus Whiting Northeast Atlantic 91.5 TL 1758
Microgadus proximus Pacific tomcod Eastern Pacific 30.5 SL 1854
Microgadus tomcod Atlantic tomcod Northwest Atlantic 38.1 TL 1792
Micromesistius australis Southern blue whiting There are 2 disjunct popu 90 TL 1937
Micromesistius poutassou Blue whiting Northeast Atlantic 55.5 TL 1827
Pollachius pollachius Pollack Northeast Atlantic 130 TL 1758
Pollachius virens Saithe Eastern Atlantic 130 TL 1758
Trisopterus capelanus Mediterranean. [Country 32 TL 1800
Trisopterus esmarkii Norway pout Northeast Atlantic 35 TL 1855
Trisopterus luscus Pouting Northeastern Atlantic 46 TL 1758
Trisopterus minutus Poor cod Northeastern Atlantic 40 TL 1758



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