Pollack Pollachius pollachius
The Pollack (spelled Pollock in American English) is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
Of the cod family, it can look similar to some of the other cod-shaped fish of the area but it can be distinguished by
its pale tan colouring, lack of chin barbel and, most readily, by its protruding lower jaw. Growing typically to some 75cm,
they can reach over a metre long (to 130cmm).
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Atlantic Cod
Pollack
Pouting
Poor Cod
Whiting
ATLANTIC COD, Gadus morhua, light brown speckled, wavy white lateral line, protruding upper lip, chin barbel.
POLLACK, Pollachius pollachius, light brown, protruding lower jaw, no barbel.
POUTING, Trisopterus luscus, red/brown, black pectoral spot, white and black tail border, chin barbel.
POOR COD, Trisopterus minutus, slimmer than Pouting and Cod, no black spot on pectoral fin, top not speckled, chin barbel,
vertical line from first dorsal fin doesn't overlap pectoral or first anal fins.
WHITING, Merlangius merlangus, silvery white with olive brown speckling on top and flanks, no barbel.
HADDOCK, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, dark silvery grey with black lateral line, black spot above pectoral fin, protruding upper jaw.