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RFE Link | FDA - SL Market Name FDA - SL Common Name FDA - SL Scientific Name RFE 2 Letter Code RFE 8 Letter Code | FDA - SL Vernacular Names | AFS Common Name AFS Scientific Name AFS Other Names AFS Synonyms | FAO Scientific Name FAO Species Code FAO Common Name English FAO Common Name French FAO Common Name Spanish | FAO Synonyms |
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Cusk | FDA-SL Market Name: Cusk FDA-SL Common Name: Cusk FDA-SL Sci. Name: Brosme brosme FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: ck FDA RFE 8 Letter code: brosbros | Vernac. 1) Tusk Vernac. 2) Torsk Vernac. 3) European Cusk Vernac. 4) Brosmius Vernac. 5) Moonfish | AFS Common Name: Cusk AFS Sci. Name: Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) AFS Other Names: N.A. AFS Synonyms: This name was incorrectly attributed to Müller in previous editions. | FAO Sci. Name: Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772) FAO Species Code: GADI Bro 1 FAO Common English: Tusk (= Cusk) FAO Common French: Brosme FAO Common Spanish: Brosmio | FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Gadus brosme Ascanius, 1772, Icones Rerum, 2:7 FAO Synonyms: Gadus torsk Bonnaterre, 1788; Gadus lubb Euphrasen, 1794; Blennius torsk, Lacepède; Enchelyopus brosme Bloch & Schneider, 1801; Brosmius flavesny LeSueur, 1819; Brosmius vulgaris Fleming, 1828; Brosmius scotica Swainson, 1839; Brosmius flavescens Günther, 1862; Brosmius americanus Gill, 1863; Brosmius brosme Gill, 1863. |
Thumbnail | Seafood List (Common, Genus/Species, Market) | Occurence (AFS) | Occurence (FAO) |
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Cusk Brosme brosme Cusk | A | Western North Atlantic from New Jersey to the Strait of Belle Isle and on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Rare at the southern tip of Greenland. Found off Iceland, in the northern North Sea, and along the coasts of Scandinavia to the Murmansk Coast and at Spitzbergen. |
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