Gadiculus

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Gadiculus
Gadiculus argenteus.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Gadiculus
Guichenot, 1850
Type species
Gadiculus argenteus
Guichenot, 1850

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]

Species[]

Two species of Gadiculus are currently recognized:

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