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.
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| Gadus morhua, Atlantic cod | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Gadus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Gadus morhua Linnaeus 1758
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Species
editToday, 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) that was considered an own species, is considered the same species as Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus).[16][2][3]
References
edit- ^ WoRMS (2011). Nicolas Bailly (ed.). "Gadus". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Carr, S. M.; Kivlichan, D. S.; Pepin, P.; Crutcher, D. C. (1999). "Molecular systematics of gadid fishes: Implications for the biogeographic origins of Pacific species". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 77: 19–26. doi:10.1139/z98-194.
- ^ a b Catalogue of Life: Gadus macrocephalus.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gadus morhua". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Gadus morhua (Linnaeus, 1758) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved April 2012.
- ^ "Gadus morhua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Sobel J (1996). "Gadus morhua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T8784A12931575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8784A12931575.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gadus macrocephalus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Gadus macrocephalus (Tilesius, 1810) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved April 2012.
- ^ "Gadus macrocephalus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Theragra chalcogramma". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1811) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved April 2012.
- ^ "Theragra finnmarchica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Gadus chalcogrammus [Catalogue of Life], Updated 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Eschmeyer W.F. (2012)chalcogrammus, Gadus Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ a b Coulson MW, Marshall HD, Pepin P, Carr SM (2006). "Mitochondrial genomics of gadine fishes: implications for taxonomy and biogeographic origins from whole-genome data sets" (PDF). Genome. 49 (9): 1115–1130. doi:10.1139/g06-083. PMID 17110992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
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