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Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810. Gray Cod, Pacific Cod, or True Cod. To 120 cm (47.2 in) TL (Morrow<br />
1980). Yellow Sea <strong>of</strong>f Manchuria, China to Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf <strong>of</strong> Alaska (Mecklenburg<br />
et al. 2002) to <strong>Santa</strong> Monica, southern <strong>California</strong> (Miller and Lea 1972). Well documented north<br />
almost to Bering Strait (Mecklenburg et al. 2002); reported to Chukchi Sea (Barber et al. 1997), but<br />
documentation lacking (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Benthic, also pelagic over deep water, near surface to<br />
depth <strong>of</strong> 875 m (2,871 ft; Allen and Smith 1988); sometimes in surf zone (Miller et al. 1980).<br />
Gadus ogac Richardson, 1836. Greenland Cod or Ogac. To 71.1 cm (28.0 in) TL (Coad 1995). Beaufort Sea<br />
<strong>of</strong>f Alaska to west coast <strong>of</strong> Greenland and western Atlantic to Gulf <strong>of</strong> St. Lawrence and Cape Breton<br />
Island; disjunct population in White Sea (Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990). Near coast from surface to 200 m<br />
(656 ft; Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990), occasionally <strong>of</strong>fshore to depth <strong>of</strong> 400 m (1,312 ft; Coad 1995).<br />
Reported from Chukchi Sea but this report seems to be a mistake, and even those from Beaufort Sea are<br />
not well documented (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Molecular evidence indicates G. ogac is a synonym <strong>of</strong><br />
G. macrocephalus (Carr et al. 1999); like Nelson et al. (2004), we await confirmation from other studies<br />
before making this change.<br />
Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854). Pacific Tomcod or Tomcod. To 37 cm (14.6 in) TL (Mecklenburg et<br />
al. 2002). Southeastern Bering Sea and eastern Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Point Sal,<br />
central <strong>California</strong> (Miller and Lea 1972). Demersal, sometimes enters brackish waters, near surface<br />
(young fish; Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to 275 m (905 ft; Allen and Smith 1988); sometimes in surf<br />
zone (Miller et al. 1980).<br />
<strong>The</strong>ragra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1814). Pacific Pollock or Walleye Pollock. To 91 cm (36 in) TL (Clemens<br />
and Wilby 1946). Seas <strong>of</strong> Okhotsk and Japan (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984) to southern Chukchi<br />
Sea (Barber et al. 1997), Bering Sea, and Gulf <strong>of</strong> Alaska (Allen and Smith 1988) to Carmel, central<br />
<strong>California</strong> (Miller and Lea 1972). Generally demersal, also taken pelagically near surface and in midwater<br />
(Mecklenburg et al. 2002), to depth <strong>of</strong> 1,200 m (3,921 ft; H<strong>of</strong>f and Britt 2003); sometimes in surf zone<br />
(Miller et al. 1980).<br />
Order Batrachoidiformes<br />
Family Batrachoididae — Toadfishes<br />
Porichthys analis Hubbs & Schultz, 1939. Darkedge Midshipman. To 30 cm (11.8 in) TL (Amezcua Linares<br />
1996). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja <strong>California</strong> (Watson in Moser 1996) to Bahia de Tenacatita,<br />
southern Mexico (Walker and Rosenblatt 1988), including Gulf <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> (Walker and Rosenblatt<br />
1988). Intertidal and to 224 m (735 ft; Walker and Rosenblatt 1988).<br />
*Porichthys ephippiatus Walker & Rosenblatt, 1988. Saddle Midshipman. To 13.5 cm (5.3 in) TL (Robertson<br />
and Allen 2002). Southern tip <strong>of</strong> Baja <strong>California</strong> and Pacific coast <strong>of</strong> Mexico to Guatemala (Robertson<br />
and Allen 2002). At depths <strong>of</strong> 15–242 m (50–794 ft; Walker and Rosenblatt 1988).<br />
Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson, 1844). Blotched Midshipman, Bronze Midshipman, Daisy Midshipman,<br />
or Pearlspot Midshipman. To 19 cm (7.5 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2002). Bahia de Sebastian Vizcaino<br />
(about 27°52'N, 114°38'W; Cabrera Mancilla et al. 1988) to Bahia de Sechura, Peru (Chirichigno 1974),<br />
including Gulf <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> (Robertson and Allen 2002) and Islas Galápagos (Collette in Fischer et al.<br />
1995). At depths <strong>of</strong> 5–137 m (15–449 ft; Walker and Rosenblatt 1988).<br />
*Porichthys mimeticus Walker & Rosenblatt, 1988. Mimetic Midshipman or Mimic Midshipman. To 21.5 cm<br />
(8.6 in) SL (Robertson and Allen 2002). Gulf <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> to southern tip <strong>of</strong> Baja <strong>California</strong> (outer<br />
Gorda Bank; Walker and Rosenblatt 1988). At depths <strong>of</strong> 82–185 m (269–607 ft; Walker and Rosenblatt<br />
1988).<br />
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