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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderGadiformes
  5. 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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Museum specimens

Specimen records
18
With media
11
Family
Gadidae
Collections
YPM, CAS, USNM, FMNH, NMV, SIO
Recorded in
Netherlands, United States, Russia, Korea, United Kingdom

Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 22 products

aNutri-Score
1NOVA · Unprocessed / minimally processed
Energy
90 kcal
Fat
3 g
— of which saturates
0.7 g
Carbohydrates
2.1 g
— of which sugars
0.6 g
Fibre
0.1 g
Protein
13.4 g
Salt
0.57 g
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Description
  • As food
  • Other fish called pollock
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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 |}

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pollachius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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