Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126436 on 2025-12-02
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Distinguishing features: one clear barbel on the lower jaw , olivebrown spots, up to 150 cm
Cod (Gadus morrhua)
Cod from the Belgian coastal waters. Lab image. 10 November 2006
Gadus morhua - large and small Atlantic cod
Specimens captured in a a DFO survey of the St. Lawrence.
Small cod (about 10 cm or 4 in) from an eelgrass bed.
Very small cod fishes from a DFO trawl survey in the St. Lawrence.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Heinz Wiele
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Warren Joyce
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dale Roddick
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Jean-François St-Pierre
Gridded abundance map of Gadus morhua. This product was developed with DIVA (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis). Data was provided by ICES (IBTS dataset). The map shows clearly the dramatic stock depletion of the last decades in the North Sea. Scale: log-transformed CPUE. Citation: European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE). The mapped images, raster files and used parameters can be downloaded here.
Fish larvae collected during plankton surveys in the Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada. Specimen identification confirmed by Lou Van Guelpen (Atlantic Reference Centre, St. Andrews, N.B.)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - North West Atlantic
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Westerschelde
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Birkenfels (shipwreck)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - British Isles
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Grevelingen
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Oosterschelde
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Voordelta
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Wimereux
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of Maine
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Zeeschelde
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Oostduinkerke
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of St. Lawrence
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Polish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Davis Strait
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - FAO fishing area 21
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Hudson Strait
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - OSPAR Region I (Arctic)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - OSPAR Region II (Greater North Sea)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - OSPAR Region III (Celtic Seas)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - OSPAR Region IV (Bay of Biscay/Golfe de Gascogne & Iberian coasts)
Distribution for Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - OSPAR Region V (Wider Atlantic)
Distribution for Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 - Baltic sea
Distribution for Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 - Westerschelde
Distribution for Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 - Scheldt estuary
Distribution for Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 - IJsselmeer
Distribution for Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 - Oostende
Distribution for Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 - Ungava Bay