tomcod, Gadus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Schöpf) 1792:133 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Originally Tom Cod. Based on 'Gadus, Tom Cod in Neu-york genannt' in Schöpf 1788:140 [ref. 18700]. •Valid as Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum 1792) -- (Lee et al. 1980:488 [ref. 22416], Robins & Ray 1986:93 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:281 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:118 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:58 [ref. 18936], Page & B. Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:242 [ref. 26158], Nelson et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2006:36 [ref. 30386], Page & Burr 2011:421 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum 1792). Gadidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.