pollock

Also known as Pollachius virens, saithe, Boston blue, silver bills, coalfish, coley

species of fish, Pollachius virens

Species

billet

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderGadiformes
FamilyGadidae

Habitatmarine

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Coal fish (also called saithe) are feared predators. Not only do they eat small crustaceans, herring and sprat, they even eat their own young. They closely resemble whiting. The greatest difference is found in the jaw. While by coal fish the lower jaw sticks out, it's the upper jaw that sticks out by whiting. Coal fish often live in large schools on or just above the sea floor. On a global scale, this fish is number two on the list of most important species for the fisheries. Only anchovies (from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans together) are caught more often.

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Pollachius virens is a species of marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Together with P. pollachius, it is generally referred to in the United States as pollock. It is commonly known in Britain as the coalfish, coley, or saithe (/seɪð/ or /seɪθ/), and the young fish may also be called podleys or cuddies in Scotland and northern England.

Distribution and habitat