Gadidae

silvery pout

Gadiculus argenteus

Sixteen Point One Centimeters Gadid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

• Silver
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Gadiculus argenteus, or the silvery pout, is a species of cod found in the Northeast Atlantic region. It grows to a length of 15 cm (5.9 in) and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, being rather used as a bait fish. Gadiculus argenteus was until recently considered the only species in the genus Gadiculus, known as the silvery pouts, but composed of two subspecies, G. a.