Whiting (fish) (disambiguation)
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A number of Actinopterygiian fish have been given the common name whiting.
[edit] Gadiformes (Cod-like)
- The fish originally known by the name 'whiting' in English is Merlangius merlangus, in the family Gadidae. This species inhabits the east Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In the USA it is commonly known as the English whiting.[1]
- In the USA, the name whiting on its own is often used for various species of hake in genus Merluccius.
- In Canada, it is used for the Alaska pollock, Theragra chalcogramma.
[edit] Smelt-whitings
- In India, Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific, the name whiting (with an adjective before it) is used for various species of the family Sillaginidae, a family of Perciform fishes. Well known members of this family include King George whiting, Japanese whiting, northern whiting, sand whiting and school whiting.
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