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Gadidae Rafinesque, 1810 
AphiaID: 125469

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gadiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Gadiformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English cods and haddocks  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål torskefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk torskefamilien  [details]
Swedish torskfiskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Arctogadus Dryagin, 1932
Genus Boreogadus Günther, 1862
Genus Eleginus
Genus Gadiculus Guichenot, 1850
Genus Gadus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Melanogrammus Gill, 1862
Genus Merlangius Garsault, 1764
Genus Microgadus Gill, 1865
Genus Micromesistius Gill, 1863
Genus Pollachius Nilsson, 1832
Genus Raniceps Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817
Genus Theragra Lucas in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Genus Trisopterus Rafinesque, 1814

Genus Aeglefinus accepted as Melanogrammus Gill, 1862
Genus Asellus Valenciennes, 1838 accepted as Mora Risso, 1827
Genus Brachygadus accepted as Trisopterus Rafinesque, 1814
Genus Cadiculus accepted as Gadiculus Guichenot, 1850
Genus Gadulus accepted as Trisopterus Rafinesque, 1814
Genus Melanogrammes accepted as Melanogrammus Gill, 1862
Genus Merlangus Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 accepted as Merlangius Garsault, 1764
Genus Micromessistius accepted as Micromesistius Gill, 1863
Genus Morhua accepted as Gadus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Morrhua accepted as Gadus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Morua accepted as Trisopterus Rafinesque, 1814
Genus Odontogadus Gill, 1863 accepted as Merlangius Garsault, 1764
Genus Phocaegadus accepted as Arctogadus Dryagin, 1932
Subfamily Phycinae accepted as Phycidae
Genus Polachius accepted as Pollachius Nilsson, 1832
Genus Theracra accepted as Theragra Lucas in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
Environment marine
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Image 
Dollo (1904, pl. 06)
Dollo (1904, pl. 06)
added on 2009-08-12 - author: L. Dollo
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125469
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Gadidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125469 on 2013-05-19
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