Silvery pout

Silvery pout
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Gadiculus
Guichenot, 1850
Species: G. argenteus
Binomial name
Gadiculus argenteus
Guichenot, 1850

The silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus) is a species of cod found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to a length of 15 cm (5.9 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and is usually used as a bait fish.

Subspecies

The currently described subspecies in this species are:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Gadiculus argenteus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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