MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Gadus Linnaeus, 1758

WoRMS taxon details

Gadus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125732 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125732)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Gadidae Rafinesque, 1810

Synonymised names

Gadum · unaccepted (misspelling)

Morhua Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted

Morrhua Oken, 1817 · unaccepted

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Species Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
Species Gadus finnmarchicus (Koefoed, 1956)
Species Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810
Species Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gadus abyssorum Nilsson, 1832 accepted as Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
Species Gadus aeglefinus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym)
Species Gadus agilis Reinhardt, 1837 accepted as Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774)
Species Gadus albidus Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
Species Gadus albidus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) (synonym)
Species Gadus arenosus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gadus argenteolus Montagu, 1818 accepted as Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus auratus Cope, 1873 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (synonym)
Species Gadus australis Hutton, 1872 accepted as Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)
Species Gadus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus bifurcus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) (synonym)
Species Gadus blennoides Brünnich, 1768 accepted as Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) (synonym)
Species Gadus brandti Hilgendorf, 1876 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (misspelling)
Species Gadus brandtii Hilgendorf, 1875 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (synonym)
Species Gadus brosme Ascanius, 1772 accepted as Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)
Species Gadus byrkelange Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus californicus (Ayres, 1854) accepted as Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)
Species Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Gadus capelanus Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Trisopterus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800)
Species Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus cimbricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Gadus cimbrius Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Gadus cimbrius Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Gadus colias Gronow, 1854 accepted as Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus compressus Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus dypterygius Pennant, 1784 accepted as Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
Species Gadus elongatus Otto, 1821 accepted as Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855 accepted as Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson, 1855)
Species Gadus euxinus von Nordmann, 1840 accepted as Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus fabricii Richardson, 1836 accepted as Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774)
Species Gadus fimbria Pallas, 1814 accepted as Anoplopoma fimbria (Pallas, 1814)
Species Gadus frost Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus fuliginosus Walbaum, 1784 accepted as Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus fuscus Risso, 1810 accepted as Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus glacialis Peters, 1872 accepted as Arctogadus glacialis (Peters, 1872)
Species Gadus gracilis Tilesius, 1810 accepted as Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius, 1810)
Species Gadus heteroglossus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gadus jubatus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus lacustris Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus lepidion Risso, 1810 accepted as Lepidion lepidion (Risso, 1810)
Species Gadus longipes Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Urophycis chuss (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus lota Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus lubb Euphrasen, 1794 accepted as Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)
Species Gadus luscus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym)
Species Gadus lycostomus Faber, 1828 accepted as Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus maculosa Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Gadus maculosus Lesueur, 1817 accepted as Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus magellanicus Forster, 1801 accepted as Paranotothenia magellanica (Forster, 1801) (synonym)
Species Gadus maraldi Risso, 1810 accepted as Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
Species Gadus mediterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855 accepted as Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)
Species Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym)
Species Gadus minimus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus minor Döderlein, 1887 accepted as Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
Species Gadus minutus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus molva Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus moro Risso, 1810 accepted as Mora moro (Risso, 1810)
Species Gadus morrhua Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Species Gadus mustela Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus nanus Faber, 1829 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gadus navaga Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Eleginus nawaga (Walbaum, 1792) (misspelling)
Species Gadus nawaga Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Eleginus nawaga (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus nawaga Koelreuter, 1770 accepted as Eleginus nawaga (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus ogac Richardson, 1836 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (synonym)
Species Gadus ogat Krøyer, 1847 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (synonym)
Species Gadus ovak Reinhardt, 1837 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (synonym)
Species Gadus periscopus Cope, 1873 accepted as Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
Species Gadus pollachius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827) accepted as Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827) (misspelling)
Species Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827) accepted as Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)
Species Gadus proximus Girard, 1854 accepted as Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)
Species Gadus pruinosus Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus punctatus Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Urophycis regia (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus pygmaeus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 (synonym)
Species Gadus raninus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus raptor Nilsson, 1832 accepted as Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus refertus Stinton, 1958 † accepted as Nolfophidion refertus (Stinton, 1958) †
Species Gadus rhacinus Forster, 1801 accepted as Lotella rhacina (Forster, 1801)
Species Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus rupestris Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gadus saida Lepechin, 1774 accepted as Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774) (basionym)
Species Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus tacaud Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Batrachus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonym)
Species Gadus tenuis Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)
Species Gadus tomcod Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
Species Gadus torsk Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)
Species Gadus tricirratus Brünnich, 1768 accepted as Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Gadus trifurcus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus vertagus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus viridis Gronow, 1854 accepted as Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gadus wachna Pallas, 1814 accepted as Eleginus gracilis (Tilesius, 1810)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gadus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125732 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Morhua Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]