Common name | Atlantic cod |
Language | English |
Type | AFS |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-PĂ©rez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st modifier | locality/area |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'cod', from Old English 'cod', i.e., pouch or with a baglike appearance (p. 122, Ref. 11979); 'Atlantic', i.e., of the Atlantic Ocean. Also Ref. 276. |