Theragra chalcogramma

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Theragra chalcogramma, commonly known as Alaska pollock, is a commercially important North Pacific fish species widely harvested for food products such as fillets and surimi.

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Theragra chalcogramma canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
marine organism
binomialName Theragra chalcogramma self-link
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse fish sticks
food fish
frozen fillets
surimi production
commonName Alaska pollock
walleye pollock
conservationStatus not currently considered endangered
describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
describedInYear 1814
diet crustaceans
small fish
zooplankton
distribution Aleutian Islands
surface form: Aleutian Islands region

Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Sea of Japan
surface form: Japan Sea

Sea of Okhotsk
eastern coast of Russia
ecologicalRole key forage species in North Pacific ecosystems
economicRegion Japan
Russia
United States of America
surface form: United States
family Gadidae
fisheryImportance one of the world’s largest single-species fisheries
fisheryManagement North Pacific Fishery Management Council
fishingMethod bottom trawl
midwater trawl
genus Theragra
habitat Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

continental shelf waters
subarctic marine waters
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength about 90 cm
order Gadiformes
phylum Chordata
productForm frozen fillet portions
imitation crab meat
minced fish blocks
spawningArea Bering Sea
surface form: Bering Sea shelf

Gulf of Alaska
surface form: Gulf of Alaska shelf
spawningBehavior pelagic spawner
trophicLevel mid-trophic predator
typicalLength 30–50 cm

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Gadidae containsTaxon Theragra chalcogramma
Theragra chalcogramma binomialName Theragra chalcogramma self-link