Family Gadidae - Cods and haddocks
Order : Gadiformes Gadidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 11 | Species : 22 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : middle   Tertiary     Oligocene Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : Marine: Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific. Three dorsal fins and two anal fins, the first dorsal behind head. No spines. Pelvics before pectorals. Teeth present on vomer. Usually with barbel. No otophysic connection between swim bladder and auditory capsules. Egg without oil globule. Up to about 2 m maximum length in Gadus morhua. Members of the family are found in circumpolar and temperate waters, mainly of the northern hemisphere. Most species are demersal or benthopelagic, feeding on fish and invertebrates. Schooling and long-distance migrations are known for several gadid species. Oviparous, gonochorous, with pelagic or demersal eggs (Ref. 101194).The family is second only to the Clupeidae in terms of the global volume of marine fish landings. Following Eschmeyer (Ref. 1830) Lotidae and Phycidae are not included.
Etymology : Latin, gadus = a kind of fish ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : normal
Main Ref. : Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba 1990
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Paracanthopterygii | | Zeiogadaria | Gadariae | | Gadiformes | | | Gadidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Gadidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
Asellus major Not given
ambiguousotherother
Gadus morhua morhua Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Gadus morrhua Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus morhua callarias Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniorchange in rank
! Gadus callarius Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus vertagus Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus heteroglossus Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Gadus arenosus Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus rupestris Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
Morhua vulgaris Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
! Morrhua vulgaris Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Morhua punctatus Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus nanus Faber, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Morrhua americana Storer, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in species
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gadus pygmaeus Pallas, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus ogac Richardson, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus morhua ogac Richardson, 1836
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gadus ovak Reinhardt, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus ogat Krøyer, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus auratus Cope, 1873
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus brandtii Hilgendorf, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
! Gadus brandti Hilgendorf, 1876
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus morhua (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Eleginus navaga (non Kölreuter, 1770)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Gadus morhua marisalbi (non Derjugin, 1920)
misappliedmisappliedchange in species
Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1814)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Theracra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1814)
synonymseniornew
! Theragra chalcogrammus (Pallas, 1814)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Gadus periscopus Cope, 1873
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus minor Döderlein, 1887
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollachius chalcogrammus fucensis Jordan & Gilbert, 1893
synonymjuniororiginal
Theragra fucensis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1893)
synonymjuniornew
Gadus finnmarchicus (Koefoed, 1956)
provisionally acceptedseniornew
Theragra finnmarchica Koefoed, 1956
synonymseniororiginal
! Theragra finmarchica Koefoed, 1956
synonymseniororiginal
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Merlangus argenteus (Guichenot, 1850)
synonymseniornew
! Cadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Gadiculus thori Schmidt, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gadiculus argenteus (non Guichenot, 1850)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniornew
Odontogadus merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Merlangius merlangius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Merlangus merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Merlangus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus euxinus Nordmann, 1840
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
! Merlangus merlangus euxinus (Nordmann, 1840)
synonymjuniornew
Merlangus linnei Malm, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Eleginus nawaga (Walbaum, 1792)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus nawaga Walbaum, 1792
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Eleginus navaga (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Eleginus navaga navaga (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
! Gadus navaga Walbaum, 1792
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gadus nawaga Koelreuter, 1770
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius, 1810)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus gracilis Tilesius, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
Eleginus navaga gracilis (Tilesius, 1810)
synonymseniornew
Gadus wachna Pallas, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus luscus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Gadulus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Morhua lusca (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Trisopterus luscus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Gadus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal
Morhua barbata Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus colias Gronow, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus minutus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Brachygadus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Gadulus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Trisopterus minutes (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Gadus tacaud Lacepède, 1800
synonymjuniororiginal
Morua capelanus Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Trisopterus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus capelanus Lacepède, 1800
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus minutus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800)
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson, 1855)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
! Boreogadus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855)
synonymseniornew
! Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855)
synonymseniornew
Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus pollachius Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Merlangus pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Gadus lycostomus Faber, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollachius typus Bonaparte, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus viridis Gronow, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758
synonymjuniororiginal
Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymjuniornew
Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814)
synonymjuniornew
Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus saida Lepechin, 1774
synonymseniororiginal
Merlangus polaris Sabine, 1824
synonymjuniororiginal
Boreogadus polaris (Sabine, 1824)
synonymjuniornew
Pollachius polaris (Sabine, 1824)
synonymjuniornew
Gadus fabricii Richardson, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus agilis Reinhardt, 1837
synonymjuniororiginal
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus aeglefinus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Morhua aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Melanogrammes aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827)
synonymseniornew
Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827)
synonymseniornew
! Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827)
synonymjuniornew
synonymseniornew
Merlangus vernalis Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
! Merlangus pertusis Cocco, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
Merlangus communis Costa, 1844
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Micromesistius australis pallidus Inada & Nakamura, 1975
synonymjuniororiginal
Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus proximus Girard, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
! Morrhua proxima (Girard, 1854)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus californicus (Ayres, 1854)
synonymjuniornew
Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus tomcod Walbaum, 1792
synonymseniororiginal
! Gadus tomcodus Walbaum, 1792
synonymseniororiginal
! Morrhua tomcodus (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
Gadus frost Walbaum, 1792
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus pruinosus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Morrhua pruinosa (Mitchill, 1814)
synonymjuniorNew
Gadus tomcodus fuscus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus tomcod fuscus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
! Gadus tomcodus luteus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus tomcod luteus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Gadus tomcodus mixtus Mitchill, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Gadus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815
ambiguousotherchange in rank
Arctogadus glacialis (Peters, 1872)
acceptedseniornew
Gadus glacialis Peters, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
Arctogadus borisovi Dryagin, 1932
synonymjuniororiginal
Boreogadus pearyi Nichols & Maxwell, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
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