malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii

family Gadidae, Gadidae - large family of important mostly marine food fishes

codfish, cod - major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters

Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus, whiting - a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus

Melanogrammus aeglefinus, haddock - important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollock - important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

hake - any of several marine food fishes related to cod

Molva molva, ling - elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried

Brosme brosme, torsk, cusk - large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

rattail, rattail fish, grenadier - deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail