Cods & hakes

99 species · 8 families

Cods and hakes are sturdy bottom fish of cool seas, recognised by their three dorsal fins and often two anal fins, plus a distinctive barbel on the chin. That feeler helps them find food on or just above the seabed. Many have a large, broad body and live in schools over sand and mud bottoms. Well-known members are the cod, haddock, whiting, pollack and burbot. They are important food fish and have been the backbone of sea fisheries for centuries.

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Alaska cod

Gadus macrocephalus

Gadidae

Alaska pollack

Gadus chalcogrammus

Gadidae

American pollack

Pollachius virens

Gadidae

Antenna codlet

Bregmaceros atlanticus

Bregmacerotidae

Arbroath smokie

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Gadidae

Arctic cod

Arctogadus glacialis

Gadidae

Arctic rockling

Gaidropsarus argentatus

Lotidae

Arctique threebeard rockling

Gaidropsarus ensis

Lotidae

Argentine hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Merlucciidae

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Argentine straptail

Macruronus magellanicus

Merlucciidae

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Gadidae

Atlantic tomcod

Microgadus tomcod

Gadidae

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Austral cod

Guttigadus kongi

Moridae

Bastard cod

Pseudophycis barbata

Moridae

Bastard red cod

Pseudophycis breviuscula

Moridae

Beardie

Lotella phycis

Moridae

Beardie

Lotella rhacina

Moridae

Benguela hake

Merluccius polli

Merlucciidae

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Bigeye rockling

Physiculus capensis

Moridae

Bigeye rockling

Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus

Lotidae

Black codling

Physiculus dalwigki

Moridae

Blackfin morid cod

Physiculus nigripinnis

Moridae

Blue grenadier

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Merlucciidae

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Lotidae

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Gadidae

Blue whiting

Merluccius australis

Merlucciidae

Brazilian codling

Urophycis brasiliensis

Phycidae

Brazilian codling

Urophycis cirrata

Phycidae

Brismak

Brosme brosme

Lotidae

Burbot

Lota lota

Lotidae

Charcoal codling

Physiculus nematopus

Moridae

Chilean hake

Merluccius gayi

Merlucciidae

Chiseltooth grenadier cod

Tripterophycis gilchristi

Moridae

Codlet

Bregmaceros bathymaster

Bregmacerotidae

Codlet

Bregmaceros mcclellandi

Bregmacerotidae

Common ling

Molva molva

Lotidae

Common mora

Mora moro

Moridae

Dwarf cod

Notophycis marginata

Moridae

Dwarf hake

Merluccius angustimanus

Merlucciidae

European hake

Merluccius merluccius

Merlucciidae

Finescale antimora

Antimora microlepis

Moridae

Fivebeard rockling

Ciliata mustela

Lotidae

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

Phycidae

Fourbeard rockling

Enchelyopus cimbrius

Lotidae

Gadella

Gadella maraldi

Moridae

Goode-Bean codling

Laemonema goodebeanorum

Moridae

Greater forkbeard

Phycis blennoides

Phycidae

Hake

Urophycis floridana

Phycidae

Hakeling

Physiculus fulvus

Moridae

Hoka

Pseudophycis bachus

Moridae

Hundredfathom codling

Physiculus rastrelliger

Moridae

Hutchins' brotula

Eeyorius hutchinsi

Moridae

Japanese codling

Physiculus japonicus

Moridae

Juan Fernandez rockcod

Lotella fernandeziana

Moridae

Kleinenberg's codlet

Eretmophorus kleinenbergi

Moridae

Lanceolate codlet

Bregmaceros lanceolatus

Bregmacerotidae

Lesser forkbeard

Raniceps raninus

Gadidae

Longfin codling

Laemonema longipes

Moridae

Longfin hake

Phycis chesteri

Phycidae

Longray morid cod

Physiculus longifilis

Moridae

Luminescent cod

Physiculus luminosa

Moridae

Mediterranean bigeye rockling

Gaidropsarus biscayensis

Lotidae

Mediterranean codling

Lepidion lepidion

Moridae

Metallic codling

Physiculus sterops

Moridae

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Morid cod

Laemonema rhodochir

Moridae

Navaga

Eleginus nawaga

Gadidae

North Pacific hake

Merluccius productus

Merlucciidae

Northern rockling

Ciliata septentrionalis

Lotidae

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarkii

Gadidae

Offshore silver hake

Merluccius albidus

Merlucciidae

Orange eel cod

Muraenolepis orangiensis

Muraenolepididae

Pacific tomcod

Microgadus proximus

Gadidae

Patagonian cod

Salilota australis

Moridae

Pelagic cod

Melanonus gracilis

Melanonidae

Polar cod

Boreogadus saida

Gadidae

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Gadidae

Poor cod

Trisopterus minutus

Gadidae

Pouting

Trisopterus luscus

Gadidae

Red hake

Urophycis chuss

Phycidae

Saffron cod

Eleginus gracilis

Gadidae

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Senegalese hake

Merluccius senegalensis

Merlucciidae

Shallow-water Cape hake

Merluccius capensis

Merlucciidae

Shore rockling

Gaidropsarus mediterraneus

Lotidae

Shortbeard codling

Laemonema barbatulum

Moridae

Silver codling

Physiculus argyropastus

Moridae

Silver hake

Merluccius bilinearis

Merlucciidae

Silvery cod

Gadiculus thori

Gadidae

Silvery pout

Gadiculus argenteus

Gadidae

Slender hakeling

Lyconus brachycolus

Merlucciidae

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Small eye moray cod

Muraenolepis microps

Muraenolepididae

Smallscale codlet

Bregmaceros nectabanus

Bregmacerotidae

Southern blue whiting

Micromesistius australis

Gadidae

Spanish ling

Molva macrophthalma

Lotidae

Spotted hake

Urophycis regia

Phycidae

Spotted rockling

Gaidropsarus guttatus

Lotidae

Talara codling

Physiculus talarae

Moridae

Threebeard rockling

Gaidropsarus vulgaris

Lotidae

White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Phycidae

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Gadidae