Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod
	File:Atlantic cod.jpg
Conservation status
	File:Status iucn2.3 VU.svg; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Gadus
Species:	G. morhua
Binomial name
	Gadus morhua; Linnaeus, 1758
	File:Gadus morhua-Atlantic cod.png
	Distribution of Atlantic cod
Synonyms
	Asellus major; Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758; Gadus vertagus Walbaum, 1792; Gadus heteroglossus Walbaum, 1792; Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803; Gadus arenosus Mitchill, 1815; Gadus rupestris Mitchill, 1815; Morhua vulgaris Fleming, 1828; Morhua punctatus Fleming, 1828; Gadus nanus Faber, 1829; Morrhua americana Storer, 1839;

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Atlantic cod is a species of cod which occurs in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The younger fish live near the surface of the ocean, the older ones near the sea floor. Atlantic cod is one of the species of cod that has been consumed by humans. The atlantic cod feeds on other, smaller fish (for example herring), as well as molluscs.

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