Gadus
Genus of fishes
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Gadus is a genus of demersal fish in the family Gadidae, commonly known as cod, although there are additional cod species in other genera. The best known member of the genus is the Atlantic cod.
| Gadus | |
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| Gadus morhua, Atlantic cod | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Gadus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Gadus morhua Linnaeus 1758 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Species
Today, three species in the genus are recognized:
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Maximum length |
Common length |
Maximum weight |
Maximum age |
Trophic level |
Fish Base |
FAO | ITIS | IUCN status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Atlantic cod | Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 | 200 cm | 100 cm | 96.0 kg | 25 years | 4.4 | [4] | [5] | [6] |  Vulnerable[7] |
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Pacific cod | Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 | 119 cm | cm | 22.7 kg | 18 years | 4.0 | [8] | [9] | [10] | Not assessed |
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Alaska pollock | Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1811 | 91.0 cm | cm | 3.85 kg | 15 years | 3.5 | [11] | [12] | [13] | Not assessed [14] |
Modern taxonomy included Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus), which is genetically not separate from Norway pollock.[15][16] Greenland cod (G. ogac), once considered its own species, is now considered to be the same species as Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus).[16][2][3]
