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    Pollock - Wikipedia

    Pollock or pollack 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 … See more

    The recognized species in this genus are:
    • Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) (pollack)
    • Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) (coalfish) See more

    Atlantic pollock is largely considered to be a whitefish. Traditionally a popular source of food in some countries, such as Norway, in the United Kingdom it has previously been largely … See more

    • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pollachius". FishBase. June 2006 version.
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    Both species can grow to 130 centimetres (4 feet 3 inches). P. virens can weigh up to 32 kilograms (71 pounds) and P. pollachius can weigh up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds). P. virens has a strongly defined, silvery lateral line running down the sides. Above the … See more

    One member of the genus Gadus is also commonly referred to as pollock: the Alaska pollock or walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus), including the form known as the See more

    • "Pollack" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
    • "Coal-fish" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 593. See more

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