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]
- G. a. argenteus Guichenot, 1850 (silvery pout)
- G. a. thori E. J. Schmidt, 1913
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Gadiculus argenteus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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