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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…

Fish of the Gadiculus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Silvery pout. Photo © jypichthyology.info) Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus) was first described in 1850 by the French zoologist Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876). It lives at a depth of 100-1000 meters. It inhabits the…

Fish of the Merlangius genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Whiting. Photo by © Hans Hillewaert. flickr.com/photos/bathyporeia) Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 10-200 meters, usually 30-100 meters.…

Fish of the Micromesistius genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Blue whiting. Photo © Havforskningsinstituttet, imr.no) Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) was first described in 1827 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 150-3,000 meters, usually 300-400 meters. It is…

Fish of the Merlucciidae genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (European hake. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se) European hake (Merluccius merluccius) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the…

Fish of the Trisopterus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Pouting. Photo by © H. Zell. zipcodezoo.com) Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Karl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 30-100 meters. The maximum…

Fish of the Trisopterus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Trisopterus capelanus. Photo by © Fran Çois. flickr.com/photos/83177560@N05) Trisopterus capelanus was first described in 1800 by the French ichthyologist and statesman Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825). It inhabits the depths of…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean bigeye rockling. Photo by © Mariano García Rodriguez. fishbase.org) Mediterranean bigeye rockling (Gaidropsarus biscayensis) was first described in 1890 by the Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett (1842-1913). It inhabits the depths of 80-600 meters. The maximum…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Azores rockling. Photo by © Carmelo Infortuno. colapisci.it) Azores rockling (Gaidropsarus granti) was first described in 1903 by the by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943). It inhabits the depths of 20-250…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Shore rockling. Photo by © Liam Faisey. cornishkayakangler.weebly.com) Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 1-450 meters. Usually, it swims…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Three-bearded rockling. Photo by © Liam Faisey. cornishkayakangler.weebly.com) Three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) was first described in 1824 by the French scientist Hippolyte Cloquet (1787-1840). It inhabits the depths of 20-120 meters. It swims near…

Fish of the Molva (lings) genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Blue ling. Photo by © Andrey Dolgov. fishbase.org) Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) was first described in 1784 by Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). It inhabits the depths of 150-1,000 meters, usually 350-500 meters. It…

Fish of the Phycis genus of the Phycidae (Phycid hakes) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Greater forkbeard. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides) was first described in 1768 by the Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827). It inhabits the depths of 10-1,047 meters,…

Fish of the Phycis genus of the Phycidae (Phycid hakes) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Forkbeard. Photo © ronjenjehrvatska.com) Forkbeard (Phycis phycis) was first described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 13-614 meters, usually 100-200 meters. It often swims near…

Fish of the Gadella genus of the Moridae (codlings, or hakelings, or moras) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Gadella. Photo © Northernmost Records Of Gadella Maraldi. ingentaconnect.com) Gadella (Gadella maraldi) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 150-748 meters. It swims…

Fish of the Lepidion genus of the Moridae (codlings, or hakelings, or moras) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean codling. Picture by © fishbase.org) Mediterranean codling (Lepidion lepidion) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 500-2,230 meters. The maximum recorded…

Fish of the Mora genus of the Moridae (codlings, or hakelings, or moras) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Common mora. Photo © OCEANA. flickr.com/photos/oceanaeurope) Common mora (Mora moro) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 50-2,500 meters. The maximum recorded length…

Fish of the Coelorhynchus genus of the Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Hollowsnout grenadier. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Hollowsnout grenadier (Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 90-1,250 meters, usually…