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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae Cods and haddocks

Genus: Microgadus

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2 species (see list below)

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854)

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Microgadus proximus
[Pacific tomcod]

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Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 38.1 cm TL
Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)

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Microgadus tomcod
[Atlantic tomcod]
2 Species of Family Gadidae with Genus Microgadus
(Cods and haddocks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1854 Microgadus proximus Pacific tomcod Eastern Pacific 30.5 SL
1792 Microgadus tomcod Atlantic tomcod Northwest Atlantic 38.1 TL



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