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Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810

Pacific cod
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Alaska country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Armstrong, R.H., 1996
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the Bering Strait, along the Commander and Aleutian Is. to southeastern Alaska (Ref. 1371, 6793), including Norton Sound and St. Lawrence I. (Ref. 27547). Found mostly between 100 and 400 m in the Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 1371). Also Ref. 6876, 6885, 11366, 27436, 27547, 28499, 121277.
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Country Information:
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/adfghome.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Etymology: Gadus: Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335);  macrocephalus: macrocephalus meaning large head (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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