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Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)

Atlantic tomcod
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Common names: Atlantic tomcod, Frostfish, Poulamon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from Quebec to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 1371, 85409, 86798.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poulamon atlantique, Microgado, Poulamon, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Etymology: Microgadus: Greek, mikros = samll + Latin, gadus = a fish, cod? (Ref. 45335);  tomcod: Not available. See CoF (Eschmeyer, April 2006, Ref. 56787)..
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; anadrome (Ref. 26213); profondeur 0 - 69 m (Ref. 57178).   Temperate; 54°N - 36°N, 76°W - 56°W (Ref. 86798)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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