WoRMS taxon details
Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
126441 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126441)
accepted
Species
Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814 · unaccepted
Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814) · unaccepted
Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution southwest Greenland, Hudson Strait to North Carolina, although rare at the extremes of the range
Distribution southwest Greenland, Hudson Strait to North Carolina, although rare at the extremes of the range [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126441 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 367, 417 [details]
original description (of Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 366, 416 [details]
original description (of Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Arrangement and description of the codfishes of New-York: addressed to the editors. <em>In: Hosack, D. & J. W. Francis (eds.): The American medical and philosophical register; or, annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts. [2nd edition.] C. S. van Winkle, New York: i-xv + 1-675. The Amerian medical and philosophical register of annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts v. 4: 618-627.</em> Pp. 618-627.
page(s): 623 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 367, 417 [details]
original description (of Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 253 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 366, 416 [details]
original description (of Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814) Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Arrangement and description of the codfishes of New-York: addressed to the editors. <em>In: Hosack, D. & J. W. Francis (eds.): The American medical and philosophical register; or, annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts. [2nd edition.] C. S. van Winkle, New York: i-xv + 1-675. The Amerian medical and philosophical register of annals of medicine, natural history, agriculture, and the arts v. 4: 618-627.</em> Pp. 618-627.
page(s): 623 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B., and S.N. Messieh. (1976). Common Canadian Atlantic fishes. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 106 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B., and S.N. Messieh. (1976). Common Canadian Atlantic fishes. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory. St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 106 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on copepods, amphipods and euphausiids [details]Distribution southwest Greenland, Hudson Strait to North Carolina, although rare at the extremes of the range [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Inhabit coastal waters in spring, move to deeper waters in winter. [details]
Importance Scientific- Highly commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Harbour seals, green lamprey, minke whale and other pollock [details]
Reproduction Spawning occurs from November to February [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Breton | levneggwelenek | [details] |
| Danish | sej | [details] |
| Dutch | zwarte koolviskoolvis | [details] |
| English | sillocksaithepollockgloshanglassancoleycoalfishcoal fishbillet | [details] |
| Faroese | seiður | [details] |
| French | lieu noirgobergecolin (lieu)colin | [details] |
| German | SeelachsKöhler | [details] |
| Icelandic | ufsi | [details] |
| Norwegian | seipale (kleine) | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | sei | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | sei | [details] |
| Spanish | colincarbonero | [details] |
| Swedish | sejgråsej | [details] |
| Welsh | chwitlyn glas | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (93 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (133 publications) (from synonym Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (137 publications) (from synonym Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (175 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (372 publications) (from synonym Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pollachius virens)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase images (Pollachius virens, by Flescher, D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (116951 nucleotides; 237 proteins)
To GenBank (116951 nucleotides; 237 proteins) (from synonym Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (116951 nucleotides; 237 proteins) (from synonym Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (93 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (133 publications) (from synonym Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (137 publications) (from synonym Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (175 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (372 publications) (from synonym Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pollachius virens)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814))
To FishBase images (Pollachius virens, by Flescher, D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (116951 nucleotides; 237 proteins)
To GenBank (116951 nucleotides; 237 proteins) (from synonym Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (116951 nucleotides; 237 proteins) (from synonym Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
