Pollock
Pollock | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Gadidae |
Genus: | Pollachius Nilsson, 1832 |
Type species | |
Pollachius pollachius Nilsson, 1832 (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Synonyms | |
Asellus Minding, 1832 |
Pollock or pollack
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[4]
- Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) (pollack)
- Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) (coalfish)
Description
Both species can grow to 130 centimetres (4 feet 3 inches).[5] P. virens can weigh up to 32 kilograms (71 pounds)[6] and P. pollachius can weigh up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds).[5] P. virens has a strongly defined, silvery lateral line running down the sides. Above the lateral line, the colour is a greenish black. The belly is white, while P. pollachius has a distinctly crooked lateral line, grayish to golden belly, and a dark brown back. P. pollachius also has a strong underbite. It can be found in water up to 180 metres (600 feet; 100 fathoms) deep over rocks and anywhere in the water column. Pollock is a whitefish.
As food
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Because of its slightly grey colour, pollock[
In 2009, UK supermarket Sainsbury's briefly renamed Atlantic pollock "colin" in a bid to boost ecofriendly sales of the fish as an alternative to cod.[8] Sainsbury's, which said the new name was derived from the French for cooked pollock (colin), launched the product under the banner "Colin and chips can save British cod."
Pollock is regarded as a "low-mercury fish" – a woman weighing 60 kg (130 lb) can safely eat up to 510 g (18 oz) per week, and a child weighing 20 kg (44 lb) can safely eat up to 170 g (6 oz).[9]
Other fish called pollock
One member of the genus but not members of the genus Pollachius.
References
- ISBN 0550102345.
- ^ "Pollock and Coalfish Identification Guide". Britishseafishing. 30 April 2013.
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Maxwell, William Hamilton (1853). Wild Sports and Adventures in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. London: Geo. Routledge & Co. pp. 137, 138. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
[...] Nature [...] pours myriads of coal-fish and pollocks into every creek or bay [...]. [...] The latter fish, under the Linnean appellation of Gadus Pollachus, is called generally, 'the Lithe.' [...] To the ferocity of a bull-dog the lithe unites the greyhound's agility. [...] Lithe-fishing demands coarse tackle [...].
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pollachius in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ a b "Pollachius pollachius summary page". FishBase. 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Pollachius virens summary page". FishBase. 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b Based on data sourced from the relevant FAO Species Fact Sheets
- ^ A colin and chips? Sainsbury's gives unfashionable pollack a makeover | Business | The Guardian
- ^ "Which Fish Are Safe for Pregnant Women?". Consumer Reports. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
Further reading
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Pollachius in FishBase. June 2006 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Pollachius pollachius" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Pollachius virens" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
- Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999), “Saithe”, p. 682. ISBN 0-19-211579-0
- Norum, Ben. The Big Book of Ben (2007), "pollock / pollack", p. 32
External links
- Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921. .
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 593. .