Pollachius virens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Pollachius Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Pollachius pollachius Pollachius virens

Pollachius virens is a species of marine fish in the Pollachius genus. Together with Pollachius pollachius it is generally referred to as Pollock. Other names include the Boston blues (separate from bluefish), coalfish (or coley) and saithe.

[edit] Smoked fish in Germany

To achieve a salmon like orange color it can be salted and smoked. In Germany the fish is commonly sold as Seelachs or sea salmon although it is not closely related to the salmon.

[edit] References

• Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food (1999), “Saithe”, p. 682. ISBN 0-19-211579-0
• "Pollachius virens". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2008 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2008.