Gadidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes

Familia: Gadidae
Subfamiliae: (see Note)
Genera: Arctogadus - Boreogadus - Brosme - Ciliata - Eleginus - Enchelyopus - Gadiculus - Gadus - Gaidropsarus - Lota - Melanogrammus - Merlangius - Microgadus - Micromesistius - Molva - †Palimphemus – Phycis - Pollachius - Raniceps - Theragra - Trisopterus - Urophycis

Name

Gadidae Rafinesque, 1810
based on Gadini Rafinesque, 1810, Latinized to Gadidae by Bonaparte, 1831
Note:

Subfamiliae rank (Gadinae, Lotinae, Gaidropsarinae, Phycinae, Ranicipitinae) disputed.
References

Bonaparte, C.L. 1831. Saggio di una distribuzione metodica degli Animali Vertebrati a sangue freddo. Giornale Arcadico di Scienze Lettere ed Arti 52 (October, November, December): 129–209. BHL Amphibia & Reptilia: 130–154; Pisces: 155–189. Aggiunte e correzione relativa agli animale vertebrati a sangue caldo. Mammalia: 190–198; Aves: 199–209. Reference page.
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto & N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Rome. 10 (125). PDF
Endo, H., (2002). Phylogeny of the order Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii). Mem. Grad. Sch. Fish. Sci. Hokkaido Univ. 49, 75–149.
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World, fourth edition. John Wiley, Hoboken, 624 pp. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9. Reference page.
Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1810. Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci siciliani. G. del Nobolo, Messina. 1–70, Pls. 1–2. BHL. Reference page.
Roa-Varón, A. & G. Ortí. (2009). Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52, 688-704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. PMID: 19345274.
Teletchea, F., V. Laudet, and C. Hanni. 2006. Phylogeny of the Gadidae (sensu Svetovidov, 1948) based on their morphology and two mitochondrial genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38:189–199.
Gadidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
eesti: Tursklased
polski: Dorszowate, wątłuszowate

The Gadidae are a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes, known as the cods, codfishes, or true cods.[2] It contains several commercially important fishes, including the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollock.

Most gadid species are found in temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere, but several range into subtropical, subarctic, and Arctic oceans, and a single (southern blue whiting) is found in the Southern Hemisphere. They are generally medium-sized fish, and are distinguished by the presence of three dorsal fins on the back and two anal fins on the underside. Most species have barbels on their chins, which they use while browsing on the sea floor. Gadids are carnivorous, feeding on smaller fish and crustaceans.[1]

Gadids are highly prolific, producing several million eggs at each spawning. This contributes to their high population numbers, which, in turn, makes commercial fishing relatively easy.[3]

Concepts differ about the contents of the family Gadidae. The system followed by FishBase includes a dozen genera.[1] Alternatively, fishes in the current Lotidae (with burbot, cusk) and Phycidae (hakes) have also been included in the Gadidae, as its subfamilies Lotinae and Phycinae.[2][4]
See also

Diseases and parasites in cod

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Gadidae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
"Gadidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
Cohen, Daniel M. (1998). Paxton, J. R.; Eschmeyer, W. N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
Nelson, J. S. 2006. Fishes of the World, 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.