Gadiformes and Zeiformes are two orders of fish that inhabit the Adriatic Sea and belong to the same Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Joachim Beuckelaer. The Four Elements: Water. 1569)
Gadiformes is the order of sea demersal fish. The representatives of the order never have spines in the fins. Many fish have a barb on the chin. 22 representatives of 7 families, including the Gadidae family, the Lotidae family, the Macrouridae family, the Merlucciidae family, the Moridae family, the Phycidae family, the Trachyrincidaefamily,
Zeiformes are a small order that includes a little more than 30 species. A flat, tall body is their peculiar feature. Only one representative of the Zeiformes family, that is John Dori, which is a rather significant target of not only recreational fishing in the Adriatic, inhabits the Adriatic Sea.