Arctogadus
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"Arctic cod" redirects here. For the related species which shares its common names, see Boreogadus saida.
Arctogadus glacialis, known also with ambiguous common names Arctic cod[1][2] and polar cod,[1][3] is an Arctic species of fish in the cod family Gadidae, related to the true cod (genus Gadus). Arctogadus glacialis is found in icy water. They grow to about 30 cm long, and are favorite food of narwhals and other arctic whales.
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Arctogadus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Gadidae |
Genus: | Arctogadus Dryagin, 1932 |
Species: | A. glacialis |
Binomial name | |
Arctogadus glacialis (W. K. H. Peters, 1872) | |
Synonyms | |
Arctogadus borisovi Dryagin, 1932 |
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