Alaska pollock
Alaska pollock | |
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In the Oarai Aquarium, Japan | |
Scientific 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 | |
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.
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