Whitefish (fisheries term)
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Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term for several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly Atlantic cod, whiting, haddock, hake, and pollock, among others.
White fish (Atlantic cod)
White fish fillet (halibut – on top) contrasted with an oily fish fillet (salmon – at bottom)
Antennarius striatus
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Atlantic cod
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The Atlantic cod is a fish of the family Gadidae, widely consumed by humans. It is also commercially known as cod or codling.
Whitefish (fisheries term)
…Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term for several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), hake (Urophycis), and pollock (Pollachius), among others. Whitefish…
Atlantic Cod, Atlantischer Kabeljau
Atlantic cod
Atlantic cod are demersal fish—they prefer sea bottoms with coarse sediments.
Spawning female in captivity