Synonyma
Epicopus Günther, 1860 ― Merlus gayi Guichenot, 1848
Homalopomus Girard, 1856 ― Homalopomus trowbridgii Girard, 1856
Huttonichthys Whitley, 1937 ― Gadus australis Hutton, 1872
Hydronus Minding, 1832 ― Hydronus marlucius Minding, 1832
Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810 ― Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758
Merlucius Gronow in Gray, 1854 ― Merlucius lanatus Gronow, 1854
Merlus Guichenot, 1848 ― Merlus gayi Guichenot, 1848
Onus Rafinesque, 1810 ― Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758
Polydatus Gistel, 1848 ― Polydatus lucius Gistel, 1848
Stomodon Mitchill, 1814 ― Stomodon bilinearis Mitchill, 1814
Trachinoides Borodin, 1934 ― Trachinoides moroccanus Borodin, 1934
Typový druh
Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810 (= Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758)
Původní popis
Rafinesque C. S. 1810. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. (Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Caratteri.