Saithe is a species of marine fish of the genus Pollachius. It is also called by many other names such as Sillock, Pudler, Pollock, Kench Medicine, Gloshan, Glassan, Green Cod, American Pollock, Carbon, Billet, Kohli etc
It is found in the Barents Sea and from Svalbard to the Celtic Sea, as well as along southern Iceland. It is found along southwestern Greenland and Hudson Strait to North Carolina in the western Atlantic.
Saithe is a commercially important species. It is now widely available and listed as the least problematic. However, for more information on this type of fish, read below.
Characteristics of saithe
The saithe has a small barbel at the end of the lower jaw. The lateral line is regular over the entire length.
The back is usually brownish green, slightly lighter below. Their fins are body color except for the pale pelvic fins. The lateral line is also pale.
Mature saithe can be up to 130 cm long. And they can weigh up to 32 kg. Photos and information from Wikipedia.
Diet
Small saithe in coastal waters feed on small crustaceans and small fish. But large fish feed mainly on fish.
reproduction
Saithe usually reaches maturity when it is 5 to 10 years old. But the European population matures in 3 years. They appear in groups.
Spawning usually occurs in late fall and winter, but begins in September and ends in March in the western North Atlantic (peaking November through February).
On average, females can lay between 220,000 and 4,000,000 eggs per clutch depending on their size.
Advantages
Saithe is mainly used for food.
Special Notes
Sayda is an active school of pelagic fish that lives in coastal and marine waters at a depth of around 200 m. It is an important commercial fish species.
It is usually caught with purse seines, Danish seines, trawls, longlines, and spoon trolling is also used.
It is a long-lived fish with an average lifespan of 25 years. This fish grows relatively faster, but matures quite slowly.
Saithe is mainly used for food. It is sold fresh, frozen, chilled fillets, dried-cured, canned, and in brine. The flesh of this fish is dark in color.
Fish is eaten fried, stewed, boiled, fried, baked and microwaved. However, check out the full breed profile of this fish in the table below.
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| Last name | saithe |
| Kingdom | animal |
| phylum | chords |
| To classify | Actinopterygia |
| order | similar to cod |
| A family | Gadidae |
| Gender | Pollac |
| see | P. virens |
| Binomial name | Pollachius virens |
| Other names | Also known as Sillock, Pudler, Pollock, Kench Medicine, Gloshan, Glassan, Green Cod, American Pollock, Carbon, Billet, Kohli etc |
| Purpose of the breed | Mainly food |
| The weight | Can reach 32 kg |
| Special Notes | Important active, gregarious, pelagic, commercial fish species, long-lived fish with an average lifespan of 25 years, used primarily for food, sold fresh, frozen, chilled in fillets, as well as dark meat canned and dried-salted, eaten fried, steamed, boiled, fried, baked and microwaved |
| Breeding method | Natural |
| climatic tolerance | native climate |
| skin color | Brownish green above and slightly lighter below. |
| scarcity | general |
| Availablity | America and Europe |
