communis, Merlangus Costa [O. G.] 1844:Gadoides p. 7 [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] [Napoli] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:318 [ref. 7169], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:50 [ref. 18936]). •Synonym of Micromesistius poutassou (Risso 1827) -- (Svetovidov 1973:308 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:528 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:61 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2033 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Micromesistius poutassou (Risso 1827). Gadidae. Habitat: marine.