WoRMS taxon details
Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
AphiaID: 158928
AphiaID: 158928
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gadiformes (Order) > Gadidae (Family) > Microgadus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Microgadus Gill, 1865 | ||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Gadus frost Walbaum, 1792 Gadus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815 Gadus pruinosus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcod Walbaum, 1792 Gadus tomcod fuscus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcod luteus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcodus mixtus Mitchill, 1814 Gadus tomcodus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815 Morrhua pruinosa (Mitchill, 1814) Morrhua tomcodus (Walbaum, 1792) (misspelling) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Scott, W.B., and S.N. Messieh. 1976. Common Canadian Atlantic fishes. Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, N.B. 106 p. [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, brackish, fresh, | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of St. Lawrence [details] North West Atlantic [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Caligus curtus O. F. Müller, 1785 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Ergasilus labracis Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Ergasilus centrarchidarum Wright R., 1882 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus elongatus Heegaard, 1943 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (151 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (83 nucleotides; 29 proteins) To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: Feeds on shrimps, amphipods, squids and small molluscs [details] Distribution: southern Labrador to Virginia [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Habitat: Inhabit coastal brackish and freshwaters to depths of 10m, landlock populations also exist. [details] Importance: Social- Minor commercial, gamefish [details] Predators: Bluefish [details] Reproduction: Spawns in early-late winter over a gravelly or sandy bottom [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158928 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792). 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=158928 on 2013-05-19 | |||||||||||||||||
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