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Taxon: Species Merluccius merluccius (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Cornish salmon (fish)
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Authorship

Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 254.
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Types

Type of: Merluccius (Genus) Rafinesque, 1810

Combinations

Basionym: Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: Species 2000, 2003

Synonyms

Junior subjective synonym: Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg. Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 7 Jun 2012.
Questionably Synonymous name: Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Hidronus marlucius Minding, 1832 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merluccius argentatus Günther, 1862 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merluccius esculentus Risso, 1827 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merluccius linnei Malm, 1877 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merluccius vulgaris Fleming, 1828 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlucius ambiguus Lowe, 1841 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlucius lanatus Gronow, 1854 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlucius sinuatus Swainson, 1838 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Onus riali Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg., comb. inval. Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 10 Oct 2025.
Synonymous name: Trachinoides maroccanus Borodin, 1934 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name (objective): Merlangus riali Rafinesque, 1810, nom. illeg., comb. illeg. Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 10 Oct 2025; 14 Oct 2025. [inferred]
Synonymous name (subjective): Merlangus smiridus (Rafinesque, 1810), comb. illeg. Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 10 Oct 2025; 14 Oct 2025. [inferred]

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: stokvis Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
: heek Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: Cornish salmon
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