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Silvery pout

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gadidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Gadiformes

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Genus
  
Gadiculus Guichenot, 1850

Similar
  
Gaidropsarus, Gadiformes, Trisopterus, Three‑bearded rockling, Greater fork‑beard

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:

  • G. a. argenteus Guichenot, 1850 (silvery pout)
  • G. a. thori E. J. Schmidt, 1913
  • References

    Silvery pout Wikipedia