Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Gadus
Species:	G. morhua
Binomial name
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Distribution of Atlantic cod
Synonyms
Asellus major Gadus callarias Linnaeus, 1758 Gadus vertagus Walbaum, 1792 Gadus heteroglossus Walbaum, 1792 Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803 Gadus arenosus Mitchill, 1815 Gadus rupestris Mitchill, 1815 Morhua vulgaris Fleming, 1828 Morhua punctatus Fleming, 1828 Gadus nanus Faber, 1829 Morrhua americana Storer, 1839

Atlantic cod is a species of cod which occurs in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The younger fish live near the surface of the ocean, the older ones near the sea floor. Atlantic cod is one of the species of cod that has been consumed by humans. The atlantic cod feeds on other, smaller fish (for example herring), as well as molluscs.