Many types of fish have been given the common name whiting.. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Euclichthyidae (Eucla cod) Lotidae Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails) Moridae (morid cods or moras) Melanonidae (pelagic cods) Macruronidae (southern hakes) Bregmacerotidae (codlets) Muraenolepididae (eel cods) Phycidae (phycid hakes) Merlucciidae (merluccid hakes) Gadidae (true cods) Gadiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Anacanthini, that includes the cod... Genera Gadus (cod) and others Gadidae is a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes. ... Binomial name Merlangius merlangus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1767 Many types of fish have been given the common name whiting. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (April 15, 1772 - June 19, 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of unity of composition. He was born at Étampes, Seine-et-Oise, and studied at the college of Navarre, in Paris, where he studied natural philosophy under M. J. Brisson. ... Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded)* water-dwelling...

The fish originally known by that name in English is Merlangius merlangus, in the family Gadidae. In the USA it is known as the English whiting. Genera Gadus (cod) and others Gadidae is a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes. ...

In the USA, the name whiting on its own is often used for various species of hake, genus Merluccius. In Canada, it is used for the Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma. Like the true whitings, these are all members of the order Gadiformes. In India and Australia, the name whiting (though usually with an adjective before it) is used for various species of the genus Sillago, in the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae, which is in the order Perciformes. The term hake refers to various fish in the families Gadidae (subfamily Phycinae) and Merlucciidae (both subfamilies Merlucciinae and Steindachneriinae). ... This article is about the marine fish pollock, for other uses, see Pollock, Texas, Jackson Pollock, Pollock House and Pollock (movie). ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families Euclichthyidae (Eucla cod) Lotidae Macrouridae (grenadiers or rattails) Moridae (morid cods or moras) Melanonidae (pelagic cods) Macruronidae (southern hakes) Bregmacerotidae (codlets) Muraenolepididae (eel cods) Phycidae (phycid hakes) Merlucciidae (merluccid hakes) Gadidae (true cods) Gadiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Anacanthini, that includes the cod... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ...

The whiting Merlangius merlangus is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic, northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea. Until the later twentieth century, it was a cheap fish, regarded as food for the poor or for pets, but the general decline in fish stocks means that it is now more highly valued. The other fish that have been given the name whiting are mostly also food fish. The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... A picture of a man with a domesticated dog A pet is an animal that is kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to livestock, which are kept for economic reasons. ...

External link

• Fishbase.org entry for Merlangius merlangus
• Distribution map and more