silvery pout

Gadiculus argenteus

Sixteen Point One Centimeters Gadid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Silver
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Gadiculus argenteus, or the silvery pout, is a species of cod found in the Northeast Atlantic region. It grows to a length of 15 cm (5.9 in) and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, being rather used as a bait fish. Gadiculus argenteus was until recently considered the only species in the genus Gadiculus, known as the silvery pouts, but composed of two subspecies, G. a.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Gadiculus
Maximum length: 16.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: found in the western Mediterranean and in the Atlantic around the Strait of Gibraltar and to the south along the Moroccan coast.

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