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Blue Whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Classification

Family
Gadidae

The blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) one of the two species in the genus Micromesistius in the order of Gadiformes, which also contains cod, haddock, whiting, and pollock. It is common in the northeast Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Iceland and Spitsbergen. It also occurs in the northern parts of the Mediterranean, where it may be locally abundant.

Distribution

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United Kingdom · 750Spain · 351Belgium · 5France · 3Netherlands · 2Germany · 1Italy · 1