also: たいせいようだら
Atlantic cod
Refers specifically to the fish Gadus morhua. Common in culinary and biological contexts.
Atlantic cod live in the North Atlantic.
This dish uses fillets of Atlantic cod.
鱈 (たら) is the general term for cod, while タイセイヨウダラ specifies the Atlantic species.
マダラ (真鱈) is the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), a different species commonly eaten in Japan.
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
Compound of 大西洋 (たいせいよう, 'Atlantic Ocean') and 鱈 (たら, 'cod'). The katakana spelling is standard for biological names.