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Gadiformes
| Description | Gadiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Anacanthini, that includes the cod and its allies. Many major food fish are in this order. They are found in marine waters throughout the world and the vast majority of the species are found in temperate or colder regions (tropical species are typically deep-water). A few species may enter estuaries but only one, the burbot (Lota lota), is a freshwater fish. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadiformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Gadiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Gadiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 80 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Torskartade Fiskar, Dorsche, Kabeljauwachtigen, Тріскоподібні, タラ, Cods And Others, Cods, Gadiforms, Grenadiers, Hakes, Merlus, Morues, Dorschartige | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadiformes |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gadoidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | 262 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Macrouroidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | 89 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Bathygadidae family | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Bregmacerotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euclichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gadidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gaidropsaridae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macrouridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mcconichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melanonidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Merluccidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Hake | 0 Ma Extant | ||
| Merlucciidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Moridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Muraenolepididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phycidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ranicipitidae family | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Austrophycis genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Brosme genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Brosmius genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Euclichthys genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Gadella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Lota genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lycodopsis genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Maorigadus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Paratichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paratrisopterus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pollachius ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Pseudophycis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudoraniceps ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rankinian ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Squalogadus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Theragra genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Trichurides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Ventrifossa genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1909 | Gadiformes Goodrich |
| 2001 | Gadiformes Purdy et al. p. 166 |
| 2002 | Gadiformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Gadiformes Nelson |
| 2011 | Gadiformes Long p. 243 |
| 2012 | Gadiformes Fierstine et al. p. 60 |
| 2013 | Gadiformes Betancur-R. et al. |
| 2018 | Gadiformes Carnevale and Godfrey p. 169 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
