Alaska pollock

Alaska pollock
In the Oarai Aquarium, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Gadus
Species:
G. chalcogrammus
Binomial name
Gadus chalcogrammus
Pallas, 1814
Synonyms[2]
  • Pollachius chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814
  • Theragra chalcogramma Pallas, 1814
  • Gadus periscopus Cope, 1873
  • Gadus minor Döderlein, 1887
  • Theragra fucensis Jordan & Gilbert, 1893
  • Theragra finnmarchica Koefoed, 1956

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy - Gadus chalcogrammus (Alaska pollock) (Theragra chalcogramma)". UniProt.
  3. ^ "Walleye Pollock Research". Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NOAA. 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.