Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Gadus Phylum Chordata Order Gadiformes | Family Gadidae Higher classification Gadidae Rank Genus | |
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Mass Atlantic cod: 53 kg, Alaska pollock: 770 g Lower classifications Atlantic cod, Alaska pollock, Pacific cod, Norway pollock | ||
Gadus poseidon norwegian deep sea trawler
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.
Until recently, three species in the genus were recognized. Modern taxonomy also includes a fourth one, the Alaska pollock (Gadus (=Theragra) chalcogrammus), which is not separate from the Norway pollock. Furthermore, Greenland cod (G. ogac) is no longer considered a distinct species but rather a subspecies of Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus).
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