moroccanus, Trachinoides Borodin [N. A.] 1934:120, Pl. 2 (figs. 2-3) [Bulletin Vanderbilt Marine Museum v. 1 (art. 4); ref. 529] Casablanca, Morocco, eastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): VMM 1349 (now at AMNH). •Synonym of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:300 [ref. 7169], Inada in Cohen et al. 1990:339 [ref. 18936] as maroccanus, Lloris et al. 2003:32 [ref. 27698] as maroccanus, Lloris et al. 2016:2011 [ref. 34587] as maroccanus). Current status: Synonym of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus 1758). Merlucciidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.