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Theragra chalcogramma
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species of fish
OverviewAI-generated
Theragra chalcogramma is a species of fish within the family Gadidae and order Gadiformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The organism is commonly known as Alaska pollock or alaskatorsk. Its parent taxon is Theragra, and it is classified under the authority of Pallas, 1814.
The species inhabits marine and brackish environments. Records indicate its presence in the United States, with data held by institutions such as UWFC. The taxon has an unaccepted status in certain databases. Occurrence records number 21,309, while separate record counts total 20,410, accompanied by three media items.
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Species
Alaska pollock
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGadiformes
- FamilyGadidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20,410
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Gadidae
- Collections
- UWFC
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
The Alaska pollock also known as Pacific pollock or walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) is a marine fish species of the cod genus Gadus and family Gadidae.
It is a semi-pelagic schooling fish widely distributed in the North Pacific, with largest concentrations found in the eastern Bering Sea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theragra chalcogramma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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