Gadiformes

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Gadiformes

Image:Faroe stamp 080 tusk.jpg

Cusk (Brosme brosme) (on Faroese stamp)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes

Families

Bregmacerotidae (codlets)
Euclichthyidae (Eucla cod)
Gadidae (true cods)
Lotidae(rocklings and burbot)
Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails)
Melanonidae (pelagic cods)
Merlucciidae (merluccid hakes)
Moridae (morid cods or moras)
Muraenolepididae (eel cods)
Phycidae (phycid hakes)

Gadiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Anacanthini, that includes the cod and its allies. Many major food fish are in this order.

Common characteristics include the positioning of the pelvic fins (if present), below or anterior to the pectoral fins. Gadiformes are physoclists, which means that the gas bladder does not have a pneumatic duct. The fins are spineless.

References

D.M. Cohen, T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 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 10 (125) (1990)