argentatus, Merluccius Günther [A.] 1862:346 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Iceland. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Merluccius argentatus Ekström 1836-1848, which is however an overlooked and apparently unused name; therefore, Merluccius argentatus Günther 1862 may qualify as a nomen protectum. •Synonym of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Inada in Cohen et al. 1990:339 [ref. 18936], Lloris et al. 2003:32 [ref. 27698], Lloris et al. 2016:2011 [ref. 34587]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus 1758). Merlucciidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.