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Pollock

Pollachius virens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,641, February 1,950, March 3,056, April 4,808, May 6,932, June 7,559, July 8,088, August 6,956, September 5,107, October 3,812, November 2,083, December 1,628.
United States63,216
Alaska54,619
Canada34,031
Nova Scotia25,090
Maine7,582
Quebec4,781
New Brunswick2,658
Newfoundland and Labrador1,491
Massachusetts832
Norway70

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCods and hakes · Gadiformes
FamilyCods and Haddocks · Gadidae
GenusPollachius

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