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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae Morid cods

Genus: Gadella

(See list of species below)



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13 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gadella brocca Western Pacific 17.3 SL 1997
Gadella dancoheni Western Indian Ocean 2000
Gadella edelmanni Western Indian Ocean 1906
Gadella filifer Southeast Pacific 1899
Gadella imberbis Beardless codling Western Atlantic 23 TL 1888
Gadella jordani Jordan's cod Northwest Pacific 28 SL 1951
Gadella macrura Longtail cod Western Indian Ocean 2000
Gadella maraldi Gadella Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1810
Gadella molokaiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1989
Gadella norops Indo-West Pacific 26.8 SL 1987
Gadella obscurus Southeast Pacific 20.8 SL 1984
Gadella svetovidovi Southeast Atlantic 28 SL 1992
Gadella thysthlon Southeast Pacific 21.4 SL 1998



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