Boreogadus

Boreogadus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Boreogadus
Günther, 1862
Species:
B. saida
Binomial name
Boreogadus saida
(Lepechin, 1774)
Synonyms
  • Gadus saida Lepechin, 1774
  • Merlangus polaris Sabine, 1824
  • Boreogadus polaris (Sabine, 1824)
  • Pollachius polaris (Sabine, 1824)
  • Gadus fabricii Richardson, 1836
  • Gadus agilis Reinhardt, 1837

Boreogadus saida, known as the polar cod or as the Arctic cod, is a fish of the cod family Gadidae, related to the true cod (genus Gadus). Another fish species for which both the common names Arctic cod and polar cod are used is Arctogadus glacialis.

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