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Merlangius merlangus |
Many types of fish have been given the common name whiting.
The fish originally known by that name in English is Merlangius merlangus, in the family Gadidae. In the USA it is known as the English whiting.
In the USA, the name whiting on its own is often used for various species of hake, genus Merluccius. In Canada, it is used for the Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma. Like the true whitings, these are all members of the order Gadiformes. In India and Australia, the name whiting (though usually with an adjective before it) is used for various species of the genus Sillago , in the smelt-whiting family Sillaginidae , which is in the order Perciformes.
The whiting Merlangius merlangus is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic, eastern Mediterranean, and Black SeaNASA MODIS The Black Sea (also known as the Euxine Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch. There is a. Until the later twentieth century, it was a cheap fish, regarded as food for the poor or for petThis page is about domestic animals. For several meanings of the acronym PET see PET. A pet or companion animal is a domesticated animal that is kept by humans for companionship or for the beauty of its appearance or utterances, rather than for economic rs, but the general decline in fish stocks means that it is now more highly valued. The other fish that have been given the name whiting are mostly also food fish.