Gadidae

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fish family ray-finned fish family taxon

Gadidae is a family of marine fish that includes commercially important species such as cod, haddock, and pollock, commonly found in cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish family → ray-finned fish family → taxon →
analFins	one or two anal fins →
barbelPresence	often with a chin barbel →
bodyShape	elongated body →
caudalFin	usually truncate or slightly forked caudal fin →
class	Actinopterygii →
commonName	cod family →
containsTaxon	Arctogadus glacialis → Boreogadus saida → Eleginus gracilis → Eleginus navaga → Gadus macrocephalus → Gadus morhua → Gadus ogac → Melanogrammus aeglefinus → Merlangius merlangus → Merluccius bilinearis → Micromesistius australis → Micromesistius poutassou → Pollachius pollachius → Pollachius virens → Theragra chalcogramma → Trisopterus esmarkii → Trisopterus luscus → Trisopterus minutus →
diet	crustaceans → invertebrates → smaller fish →
dorsalFins	two or three dorsal fins →
economicUse	commercial fisheries → food fish →
feedingType	predatory →
finType	ray-finned →
fishingMethod	gillnetting → longlining → trawling →
habitat	marine environment →
importance	ecologically important marine predators → major source of whitefish →
kingdom	Animalia →
order	Gadiformes →
phylum	Chordata →
reproduction	oviparous →
skeletonType	bony fish →
taxonRank	family →
typicalDistribution	Northern Hemisphere →
typicalEnvironment	cold waters → temperate waters →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlantic cod → Gadus aeglefinus →	family
Arbroath Smokies →	fishFamily