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Cusk

Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)

Status not recordedbony fish

The cusk (Brosme brosme) is a species in the family Lotidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about the cusk

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cusk live?

Not recorded

Is the cusk endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cusk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyLotidae
  6. genusBrosme
  7. SpeciesBrosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)

Synonyms Blennius torsk, Brosmerus flavesny, Brosmius americanus, Brosmius brosme, Brosmius flavescens, Brosmius flavesny, Brosmius scotica, Brosmius vulgaris, Brosmus vulgaris, Enchelyopus brosme, Gadus brosme, Gadus lubb, Gadus torsk

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • TorskEnglish
  • TuskEnglish
  • mník bělolemýCzech
  • torsgWelsh
  • brosmeDanish
  • LimbGerman
  • brosmioSpanish
  • brosmeFrench
  • keilaIcelandic
  • brosmeNorwegian Bokmål
  • lomDutch
  • brosmeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • lubbNorwegian
  • brosmaPolish
  • Lota-escorregadiaPortuguese
  • МенёкRussian
  • loahkkaNorthern Sami
  • lubbSwedish
  • 單鰭鱈Chinese
  • TorsgiaidWelsh
  • LumbGerman
  • LumpGerman
  • loquetteFrench
  • brosmeNorwegian
  • ZarboPortuguese
  • brosmeSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cusk

Other species in the same genus Brosme.

CompareCusk vs Brosmius exiguusCusk vs Brosmius udanadCusk vs Brosmius venustusCusk vs Enchura brosma

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cusk?

The cusk (Brosme brosme) belongs to the family Lotidae in the order Gadiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cusk (Brosme brosme). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cusk

MLA

“Cusk (Brosme brosme).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cusk.

BibTeX
@misc{cusk_2026,
  title = {Cusk (Brosme brosme)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cusk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}