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Taxon: Species Merlangius merlangus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - English whiting (fish)
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Authorship

Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 253-254.
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Types

Type of: Merlangius (Genus) Garsault, 1764

Combinations

Basionym: Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758
Different combination: Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Gadus euxinus Nordmann, 1840 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Gadus merlangus euxinus Nordmann, 1840 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Gadus merlangus merlangus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangius merlangius (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangius merlangus euxinus (Nordmann, 1840) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangius merlangus merlangus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangus linnei Malm, 1877 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangus merlangus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangus merlangus euxinus (Nordmann, 1840) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Merlangus vulgaris Fleming, 1828 Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Odontogadus merlangus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Odontogadus merlangus euxinus (Nordmann, 1840) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Odontogadus merlangus merlangus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Species 2000, 2003

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: wijting

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: English whiting
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