Which commercially important fishes belong to the order Gadiformes?

The order Gadiformes contains the only economically important fishes within the superorder Paracanthopterygii. These fishes are primarily found in the waters of the North Atlantic continental shelf, where they have been commercially harvested for centuries.1

The commercially significant species within this order include:

• True cods (Gadus)1
• Hakes (Merluccius, Urophycis)1
• Haddocks (Melanogrammus)1
• Pollocks (Pollachius)1
• Whitings (Merlangius)1

These species are highly valued for their edible flesh and various byproducts, such as liver oil. While some of these fishes, such as the Alaska pollock (G. chalcogrammus), are also found in the North Pacific, they remain central to global commercial fishing industries.213