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Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Gadiformes
family
Gadidae
genus
Pollachius
species
Pollachius virens

Name

Synonyms
Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758
Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800
Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814
Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800
Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758
Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814)
Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
American Pollack in English
American pollack in English
Bacalao in Spanish
Badejo in Portuguese
Billet in English
Billet in English
Blaufisch in German
Carbonero in Spanish
Coal-fish in English
Coalfish in English
Coalfish in English
Cod negru in Romanian
Coley in English
Colin in French
Czarniak in Polish
Escamudo in Portuguese
Faneca plataeada carbonero in Spanish
Fogonero in Spanish
Glassan in English
Glassan in English
Gloshan in English
Gloshan in English
Goberge in French
Green Cod in English
Green cod in English
Greslin in French
Gråsej in Danish
Gråsej in Swedish
Kench Cure in English
Koolvis in Dutch
Koolvis in Dutch
Köhler in German
Köhler in German
Köhler in German
Lieu noir in French
Lieu noir in French
Merlan noir in French
Merlan vert in French
Merluche in French
Merluzzo nero in Italian
Mørksej in Danish
Mørksej in Danish
Palero in Spanish
Pollock in English
Poodler in English
Saithe in English
Saithe in English
Saithe in English
Saithe(=pollock) in English
Saithe, Pollock in English

Bibliographic References

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  2. Cohen, Daniel M., Tadashi Inada, Tomio Iwamoto, and Nadia Scialabba, 1990: Gadiform Fishes of the World (Order Gadiformes): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 10. x + 442.
  3. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  5. Klein-MacPhee, Grace / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Cods: Family Gadidae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 223-261.
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  8. Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick, 1997: null. Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. xi + 324.
  9. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  10. Nijssen, H. (2001)
  11. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  12. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  13. Scott, W.B., and S.N. Messieh. (1976). Common Canadian Atlantic fishes. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 106 p.
  14. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  15. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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