Pacific cod
Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810
Status not recordedbony fish
The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a species in the family Gadidae, order Gadiformes.
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Quick facts about the Pacific cod
- 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 Pacific cod live?
Not recorded
Is the Pacific cod 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 Pacific cod classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyGadidae
- genusGadus
- SpeciesGadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810
Synonyms Gadus auratus, Gadus brandti, Gadus brandtii, Gadus callarias macrocephalus, Gadus callarias marisalbi, Gadus callarias marsi-albi, Gadus callarius maris-albi, Gadus macrocephalus ogac, Gadus morhua macrocephalus, Gadus morhua marisalbi, Gadus morhua ogac, Gadus ogac, Gadus ogat, Gadus ovak, Gadus pygmaeus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Greenland codEnglish
- Pacific kodEnglish
- PtxitaxAleut
- treska grónskáCzech
- penfras yr Ynys LasWelsh
- GrönlandKabeljauGerman
- bacalao del PacificoSpanish
- Vaikse ookeani turskEstonian
- ogacFrench
- Merluzzo nordico PacificoItalian
- マダラJapanese
- 대구Korean
- stillehavstorskNorwegian Bokmål
- Pacifische kabeljauwDutch
- dorsz pacyficznyPolish
- Bacalhau-da-GronelândiaPortuguese
- Hering de primavaraRomanian
- Тихоокеанская трескаRussian
- pacifiška trskaSlovenian
- UgoticaSerbian
- Pasifik morinasıTurkish
- 大頭鱈Chinese
- treska velkohlaváCzech
- Pazifischer KabeljauGerman
- Bacalao de GroenlandiaSpanish
- Bacalao del PacíficoSpanish
- cabillaud du PacifiqueFrench
- cabillaud ogacFrench
- Morue de rocheFrench
- morue du PacifiqueFrench
- morue ogacFrench
- Merluzzo del Nord PacificoItalian
- Groenlandse kabeljauwDutch
- Bacalhau-do-PacíficoPortuguese
- Bacalhau-do-Pacífico-nortePortuguese
- 太平洋鱈Chinese
Relatives of the Pacific cod
Other species in the same genus Gadus.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the Pacific cod?
The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) belongs to the family Gadidae in the order Gadiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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