purpureus, Gadus Mitchill [S. L.] 1814:623 [The Amerian medical and philosophical register of annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts v. 4; ref. 17773] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Also in Mitchill 1815:370 [ref. 13292]. •Synonym of Pollachius virens (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Smith 1986:405 [ref. 22186], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:71 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Pollachius virens (Linnaeus 1758). Gadidae. Habitat: marine.