Lepidion

Lepidion
Mediterranean codling (L. lepidion)
Morid cod (L. inosimae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Lepidion
Swainson, 1838
Type species
Gadus lepidion
Risso, 1810
Synonyms
  • Haloporphyrus Günther, 1862

Lepidion is a genus of morid cods.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Lepidion capensis Gilchrist, 1922
  • Lepidion ensiferus (Günther, 1887) (Patagonian codling)
  • Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887) (North Atlantic codling)
  • Lepidion guentheri (Giglioli, 1880)
  • Lepidion inosimae (Günther, 1887) (morid cod)
  • Lepidion lepidion (A. Risso, 1810) (Mediterranean codling)
  • Lepidion microcephalus Cowper, 1956 (small-headed cod)
  • Lepidion natalensis Gilchrist, 1922
  • Lepidion schmidti Svetovidov (ru), 1936 (Schmidt's cod)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lepidion in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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