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Order Ray-finned fishes 🍽️ 28 Edible 🎣 20 Game Fish

Cods and allies

Gadiformes

An order of ray-finned fish that includes the commercially important cods, haddock, and hake.

Families
13
Species
620
Max Length
460 cm
Max Weight
96.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.52
Threatened
2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Chile
62 spp.
Mexico
58 spp.
New Zealand
57 spp.
Brazil
41 spp.
Norway
37 spp.
Portugal
28 spp.
United States
24 spp.
Denmark
22 spp.
Sweden
21 spp.
Ireland
21 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
6,000 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
627
🔄 Diadromous
3
💧 Freshwater
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 117
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 2
Endangered 1
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 38

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
1
Avg Mercury
0.11
ppm · Moderate
Avg Omega-3
533
mg / serving