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Saithe

Pollachius virens

How to spot it

Pollack's cousin: dark greenish back, silvery sides, and a near-STRAIGHT pale lateral line (not kinked). Faster, more schooling than pollack; jaw is level rather than under-shot.

Usually seen at

28-200 m (median 115 m)

Size

Large (over 50 cm)

Habitat

Midwater, Open water

Behaviour

Schooling, Fast swim

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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