Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Gadus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Gadus chalcogrammus
[Alaska pollock]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Gadus macrocephalus
[Pacific cod]

Photo by Morris, P.

Gadus morhua
[Atlantic cod]

3 Species of Family Gadidae with Genus Gadus
(Cods and haddocks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1814	Gadus chalcogrammus	Alaska pollock	North Pacific	91 TL
1810	Gadus macrocephalus	Pacific cod	Gadus ogac is repo	119 TL
1758	Gadus morhua	Atlantic cod	North Atlantic and Arctic	200 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: GadiformesFamily: Gadidae Cods and haddocksGenus: Gadus(See list of species below)

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

Genus: Gadus

(See list of species below)