Microgadus tomcod
| Microgadus tomcod | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Microgadus |
| Species: | M. tomcod
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| Binomial name | |
| Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)
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| Synonyms | |
Microgadus tomcod, also commonly known as frostfish, Atlantic tomcod or winter cod, is a type of cod found in North American coastal waters from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Estuary of St. Lawrence River and northern Newfoundland, south to Virginia.