Gadiculus
Gadiculus, or the silvery pouts, are genus of cod, fishes in the family Gadidae. They are distributed in the coastal waters of the Northeast Atlantic and the adjacent Mediterranean Sea. They do not grow larger than 15 cm (5.9 in) and are of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Gadiculus Guichenot, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850 | |
Species
Two species of Gadiculus are currently recognized:
- Gadiculus argenteus, in the western Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic waters
- Gadiculus thori, from the Bay of Biscay north up to the North Cape.
References
- PAM Gaemers, JY Poulsen (2017) Recognition and Distribution of Two North Atlantic Gadiculus Species, G. argenteus and G. thori (Gadidae), Based on Otolith Morphology, Larval Pigmentation, Molecular Evidence, Morphometrics and Meristics Fishes, 2(3), 15; doi:10.3390/fishes2030015
- Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot, 1850 In FishBase, accessed June 2018
- Gadiculus thori Schmidt, 1913 In FishBase, accessed June 2018
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