| Valid name | Merluccius |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Caratt. Gen. Spec. Sicil.: 25 |
| Synonym | Type: M. smiridus Rafinesque, 1810, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Synonym | Hydronus Minding, 1832, by monotypy). |
| Synonym | Merlucius Gronow, 1854, by monotypy). |
| Synonym | Trachinoides Borodin, 1934, by monotypy). |
| Synonym | Onus Rafinesque, 1810, Ind. Ittiol. sicil.: 12 (type: O. riali Rafinesque, 1810, subst. for Merluccius). |
| Synonym | Merlangus Rafinesque, 1810, ibid.: 67 (type: Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758, subst. for Onus). |