Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae Cods and haddocks

Genus: Gadus

(See list of species below)



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4 species
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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]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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