Microgadus proximus (Girard, 1854) .

Pacific Tomcod or Tomcod. To 40 cm (15.7 in) TL (DFO). South-eastern Bering Sea, and eastern Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Point Sal, central California (Miller and Lea 1972). Demersal, sometimes enters brackish waters; depth: near surface (young fish) (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983), intertidal to 310 m (1,050 ft) (min.: Miller et al. 1980; max.: NWFSC-FRAM).