Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792) is a animal in the Gadidae family, order Gadiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
Microgadus tomcod, called frostfish, Atlantic tomcod or winter cod, is a cod found in North American coastal waters from Newfoundland south to Virginia.
Microgadus tomcod, scientifically described by Walbaum in 1792, is a species of cod. It is commonly known by several common names: frostfish, Atlantic tomcod, and winter cod. This fish occurs in North American coastal waters, ranging from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Estuary of the St. Lawrence River, and northern Newfoundland, southward to Virginia.
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Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774)
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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