Alaska pollock
| Alaska pollock | |
|---|---|
| In the Oarai Aquarium, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Gadus |
| Species: | G. chalcogrammus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
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| Synonyms[2] | |
The Alaska pollock or walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) is a marine fish species of the cod genus Gadus and family Gadidae.
It is a semi-pelagic schooling fish widely distributed in the North Pacific, with largest concentrations found in the eastern Bering Sea.[3]
- ^ Cook, R.; Fernandes, P.; Florin, A.; Lorance, P.; Nedreaas, K. (2015). "Gadus chalcogrammus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18258863A45097315. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Taxonomy - Gadus chalcogrammus (Alaska pollock) (Theragra chalcogramma)". UniProt.
- ^ "Walleye Pollock Research". Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NOAA. 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.