Cusk (fish)

Cusk
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Lotidae
Genus:	Brosme; Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817
Species:	B. brosme
Binomial name
	Brosme brosme; (Ascanius, 1772)
	Distribution of cusk (in blue)
Synonyms
	Gadus brosme Ascanius, 1772; Brosmius brosme (Ascanius, 1772); Enchelyopus brosme (Ascanius, 1772); Gadus torsk Bonnaterre, 1788; Gadus lubb Euphrasen, 1794; Blennius torsk Lacepède, 1800; Brosmius flavescens Lesueur, 1819; Brosmerus flavesny Lesueur, 1819; Brosmius flavesny (Lesueur, 1819); Brosmus vulgaris Fleming, 1828; Brosmius vulgaris (Fleming, 1828); Brosmius scotica Swainson, 1839; Brosmius americanus Gill, 1863;

The cusk or tusk (Brosme brosme) is a North Atlantic cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae. It is the only species in the genus Brosme. Its other common names include European cusk, and brosmius.

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