Gadidae

Alaska pollock

Gadus chalcogrammus

Gadid Fish of Japanese Waters

• Yellow
• Polar
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• North America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Cold-water fish

The Alaska pollock also known as Pacific pollock or walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) is a marine fish species of the cod genus Gadus and family Gadidae. It is a semi-pelagic schooling fish widely distributed in the North Pacific, with largest concentrations found in the eastern Bering Sea.