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Cod is used as part of the common name for a number of fish species.

Cod has a mild flavour and a dense, flaky, white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil.

Atlantic cod is one of the most common ingredients in fish and chips, along with haddock and plaice.

Pacific Cod, Atlantic Cod and Alaska Pollock are all from the genus Gadus,

Haddock is a true cod of the genus Melanogrammus

Pacific Cod

GADUS MACROCEPHALUS
AKA true cod, grey cod or greyfish

Atlantic Cod

GADUS MORHUA

Haddock

MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS

Alaska Pollock

GADUS CHALCOGRAMMUS

Whitefish fillet

Whitefish is a collective name for fish with white flesh that is less oily compared to eg. salmond, mackerel or herring. Whitefish has a dryer texture and subtle flavour.
Examples of white fish are: cod, haddock, pollock, hake

The Gadidae Family

a family of marine fish

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Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Actinopterygii   Order: Gadiformes  

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