mustela, Gadus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:255 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] European Ocean. Syntypes: NRM 5625 (1 of the 2 specimens). Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:224-225 [ref. 20707], Wheeler 1985:37 [ref. 20705]. Spelled mustella by Lacepède 1800:441 [ref. 2709] and Sonnini 1803:267 (vol. 6) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Gadus mustela Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:68 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:312 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:698 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:32 [ref. 18936], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Fricke 2008:19 [ref. 30182], Parin et al. 2014:180 [ref. 33547], Martins & Carneiro 2018:48 [ref. 36550], Carneiro et al. 2019:144 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:60 [ref. 38883]). Current status: Valid as Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus 1758). Gaidropsaridae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea; North Sea; northeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.