byrkelange, Gadus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:135 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. Based on the 'Bürkelange' of Strøm 1767:400 [ref. 21098]. •Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784) -- (Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:702 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:63 [ref. 18936], Parin et al. 2014:182 [ref. 33547], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2027 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Merlucciidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.