Pollachius
Also known as pollock genus
Pollock or pollack (pronounced ) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Pollachius pollachius is referred to as "pollock" in North America, Ireland and the United Kingdom, while Pollachius virens is usually known as saithe or coley in Great Britain and Ireland (derived from the older name coalfish). Other names for P. pollachius include the Atlantic pollock, European pollock, ', and lythe or lithe'; while P. virens is also known as Boston blue (distinct from bluefish) and silver bill.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGadiformes
- FamilyGadidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded209,481
Pollock (atau pollack, dilafalkan sama dan didaftarkan pertama kali dalam kamus besar Britania Raya dan Amerika Serikat) adalah nama umum yang digunakan untuk dua spesies dari ikan laut dalam genus Pollachius. P. pollachius dan P. virens keduanya secara umum disebut sebagai pollock. Nama lain untuk P. pollachius seperti Pollock Atlantik, Pollock Eropa, lieu jaune, dan pollock, walau begitu P. virens kadang disebut sebagai Ikan blues Boston (terpisah dari bluefish), coalfish (atau coley) atau saithe.
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- Species
- Description
- As food
- Other fish called pollock
- References
- Further reading
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Pollock or pollack (pronounced ) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Pollachius pollachius is referred to as "pollock" in North America, Ireland and the United Kingdom, while Pollachius virens is usually known as saithe or coley in Great Britain and Ireland (derived from the older name coalfish). Other names for P. pollachius include the Atlantic pollock, European pollock, ', and lythe or lithe'; while P. virens is also known as Boston blue (distinct from bluefish) and silver bill.
== Species == The recognized species in this genus are: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Common name !Image |- |Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) |pollack |frameless |- |Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) |coalfish |frameless |}