Brosme
| Cusk | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Lotidae |
| Genus: | Brosme Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 |
| Species: | B. brosme |
| Binomial name | |
| Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) | |
| Distribution of cusk (in blue) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The cusk (Brosme brosme) is a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae. It is the only species in the genus Brosme. Its other common names include European cusk, tusk torsk, brosmius and moonfish.