Microgadus tomcod

Microgadus tomcod
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Microgadus
Species:
M. tomcod
Binomial name
Microgadus tomcod
(Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Gadus proximus Girard, 1854
  • Morrhua californica Ayres, 1854
  • Gadus californicus (Ayres, 1854)

Microgadus tomcod Walbaum. — Poulamon atlantique, Petit poisson des chenaux, poulamon, petite morue, loche. — (Atlantic tomcod, Tomcod, Frostfish, Tommycod), is a type of cod found in North American coastal waters from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Estuary of St. Lawrence River and northern Newfoundland, south to Virginia.