| Microgadus | |
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| Atlantic tomcod (M. tomcod) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Microgadus T. N. Gill, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Gadus proximus Girard 1854 | |
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There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]
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