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WoRMS name details

Merlangus merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

400587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:400587)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (misspelling)

Accepted name

Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810

Original name

Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758

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Subspecies Merlangus merlangus euxinus (von Nordmann, 1840) accepted as Merlangius merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Merlangus merlangus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=400587 on 2026-09-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-06-15 12:24:27Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2021-08-18 11:47:55Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 526 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]