''Gadella'' is a

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morid cod The Moridae are a family of cod-like fishes, known as codlings, hakelings, and moras. Morids are marine fishes found throughout the world, and may be found at depths to , although most prefer shallower waters. In appearance, they greatly resembl ...

. The species in this genus are characterised by the absence of a chin barbell, an anterior

dorsal fin A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom. Many species of animals possessing dorsal fins are not particularly closely related to each other, though through conv ...

with 7-11 rays, a long based

anal fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...

which has a straight profile, the outermost rays of the

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are filamentous and extend a small distance beyond the membrane. They do not have a

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. The ''Gadella'' codlings are found around the tropical and subtropical seas around the world on the outer

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to the mid

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. They are of no interest to fisheries.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Gadella brocca'' Paulin & C. D. Roberts, 1997 * ''

Gadella dancoheni ''Gadella'' is a genus of morid cod. The species in this genus are characterised by the absence of a chin barbell, an anterior dorsal fin with 7-11 rays, a long based anal fin which has a straight profile, the outermost rays of the pelvic fin are ...

'' Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 2000 * '' Gadella edelmanni'' ( A. B. Brauer, 1906) * '' Gadella filifer'' (

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, 1899) * '' Gadella imberbis'' ( Vaillant, 1888) (beardless codling) * ''

Gadella jordani ''Gadella'' is a genus of morid cod. The species in this genus are characterised by the absence of a chin barbell, an anterior dorsal fin with 7-11 rays, a long based anal fin which has a straight profile, the outermost rays of the pelvic fin are ...

'' ( J. E. Böhlke &

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, 1951) (Jordan's cod) * ''

Gadella macrura ''Gadella'' is a genus of morid cod. The species in this genus are characterised by the absence of a chin barbell, an anterior dorsal fin with 7-11 rays, a long based anal fin which has a straight profile, the outermost rays of the pelvic fin are ...

'' Sazonov & Shcherbachev, 2000 (longtail cod) * '' Gadella maraldi'' ( A. Risso, 1810) (gadella) * '' Gadella molokaiensis'' Paulin, 1989 * '' Gadella norops'' Paulin, 1987 * '' Gadella obscurus'' ( Parin, 1984) * '' Gadella svetovidovi'' Trunov, 1992 * '' Gadella thysthlon''

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& McCosker, 1998

References

Pliocene fish Moridae {{Gadiformes-stub

Species

See also

References