Species FAO code: TOM

Microgadus tomcod

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Finland	fi jääturska sv atlantisk frostfisk	–
France	fr poulamon atlantique fr poulamon	–
Portugal	pt Tomecode	–
Slovakia	sk treska labradorská	–
Slovenia	sl atlantska mala trska	–
Sweden	sv Atlantisk frostfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	90.0 kcal
Total fat	1.31 g
Saturates	0.247 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	18.31 g
Salt	180.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Microgadus tomcod

Scientific name

Microgadus tomcod

Author

(Walbaum, 1792)

Rank

Species

FAO code

TOM

Morphological description

Body elongated; head small; eyes relatively small. Pelvic fins with a slightly elongated filament. Olive green brown or yellow dorsally, paler ventrally; with dark mottling on sides and fins.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyGadidae
    - GenusMicrogadus
      - SpeciesMicrogadus tomcod

Synonyms

Gadus tomcod Walbaum, 1792
Gadus frost Walbaum, 1792
Gadus tomcod luteus Mitchill, 1814
Gadus tomcodus fuscus Mitchill, 1814
Gadus pruinosus Mitchill, 1814
Morrhua pruinosa (Mitchill, 1814)
Gadus tomcodus luteus Mitchill, 1814
Gadus tomcodus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815
Gadus tomcodus mixtus Mitchill, 1814
Gadus tomcod fuscus Mitchill, 1814
Morrhua tomcodus (Walbaum, 1792)
Gadus polymorphus Mitchill, 1815

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 90 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 90 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Microgadus tomcod

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Distribution maps