Atlantic cod vs Haddock
The Atlantic cod is longer-lived: 25 years against 14 years for the haddock, about 79% longer.
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What is the difference between a Atlantic cod and a haddock?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The Atlantic cod is longer-lived: 25 years against 14 years for the haddock, about 79% longer.
- They share the family Gadidae but sit in different genera: Atlantic cod in Gadus, Haddock in Melanogrammus.
- Both are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Atlantic cod | Haddock | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Gadus morhua | Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
| Family | Gadidae | Gadidae |
| Order | Gadiformes | Gadiformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | 60 cm – 1.2 m | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 25 years | 14 years |
| Main food | atlantic mackerel, capelin, clam, clupea harengus, clypeasteroida, common sole and 10 more | Not recorded |
| Habitat | coastal | marine |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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