Species FAO code: RCR

Raniceps raninus

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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
Italy	it Musdea atlantica	–
Sweden	sv Paddtorsk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Atlantic, Northeast

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Raniceps raninus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

RCR

Morphological description

Head depressed. First dorsal fin poorly developed, with only three short rays. Color uniformly dark brown or bluish brown; the lips and the distal areas of all fins paler except for the pectorals.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyGadidae
    - GenusRaniceps
      - SpeciesRaniceps raninus

Synonyms

Cottus grunniens Linnaeus, 1758
Batrachoides blennioides Lacepède, 1800
Raniceps jago Fleming, 1828
Phycis ranina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gadus raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Raniceps niger Nilsson, 1832
Raniceps trifurcatus (Shaw, 1803)
Blennius raninus Linnaeus, 1758
Blennius fuscus Müller, 1776
Blennius trifurcatus Shaw, 1803
Batrachocephalus blennioides (Lacepède, 1800)
Gadus trifurcus Walbaum, 1792
Raniceps fuscus Krøyer, 1843
Gadus minimus Walbaum, 1792
Gadus fuliginosus Walbaum, 1784

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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Raniceps raninus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast