| Valid name | Merlangius |
| Synonym | Type: Gadus merlangus Linnaeus, 1758, by absol. tautonymy. |
| Synonym | Merlangius E. L. Geoffroy, 1767 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Descr. 719 plant., etc.: 401 |
| Synonym | Merlangus (Cuvier, 1817) Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy, jun. homon. of Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810). |
| Synonym | Odontogadus Gill, 1864a, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., (1863): 248 (type: Gadus euxinus Nordmann, 1830, by orig. |