billet
Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Pollock, Pollachius virens, in Ozeaneum public aquarium, Stralsund, Germany
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pollachius virens is a species of marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Together with P. pollachius, it is generally referred to in the United States as pollock. It is commonly known in Britain as the coalfish, coley, or saithe ( or ), and the young fish may also be called podleys or cuddies in Scotland and northern England.
Wikipedia contributors, Pollachius virens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:24:13.820666+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- billet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Pollachius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyGadidae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusPollachius Nilsson, 1832
- speciesPollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pollachius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| green pollackPollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) | GadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814) (Mitchill, 1814) | synonym |
| Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800 Lacepède, 1800 | synonym |
| Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800 Lacepède, 1800 | synonym |
| Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Polachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814 Mitchill, 1814 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126441 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KYQ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.