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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 226793 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Gadus chalcogrammus   Pallas, 1814
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 226 Gadidae (Cods) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Alaskan Pollock Common Names List: Alaska pollack Organism Type: a cod Synonyms: Theragra chalcogramma Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Special purpose listing - see taxon notes Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 37 226901     Gadus spp. Previous Codes (if any): 226793

Taxon Notes:

This taxon does not occur in the wild in Australian waters, but is entered in CAAB as commercially obtainable in Australia in imported form. Genus updated from Theragra after Carr & Marshall (2008) phylogenetic study. Theragra is a synonym of Gadus.

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

Carr, Steven M., Dawn Marshall, H., 2009. Phylogeographic analysis of complete mtDNA genomes from Walleye Pollock ( Pallas, 1811) shows an ancient origin of genetic biodiversity , DNA Sequence, Vol. 19: 490-496. doi:10.1080/19401730802570942