#2161 · 🐟 fish
Atlantic Pollock
🇳🇱 Pollak ·Pollachius pollachius
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what is it?
Pollachius pollachius ( Atlantic or European pollock ) is a species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. FAO uses the English name pollack for this species. Together with Pollachius virens , it may also be referred to as pollock. Other names include European pollock, lieu jaune , and lythe. It is common in the north-eastern parts of the Northern Atlantic, including the Bay of Biscay and North Sea. Adults can grow up to 130 cm (51 in) and weigh up to...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 2 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 1,008 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Atlantic Pollock
- Nederlands
- Pollak
- scientific name
- Pollachius pollachius
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Gadiformes
- family
- Gadidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 2
- sightings in Europe
- 850
- sightings worldwide
- 1,008
- GBIF records in NL
- 4,692
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Gadidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 332553, Wikidata Q752683, GBIF 2415872, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.