Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Blue sketch illustration of Whiting
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins Yes
Scales Yes
Description

Merlangius merlangus, commonly known as whiting or merling, is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea. In Anglophonic countries outside the whiting's natural range, the name "whiting" has been applied to various other species of fish.

The whiting lives in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and it is common in the North Sea off the east coast of Britain. It is fished commercially throughout these European waters.

Also known as

  • European Whiting
  • Merling
  • English whiting

Kosher Whiting in foreign languages

ScientificMerlangius merlangus
Arabic غبر
Spanish Liba
French Lécaud
Italian Merlango
German Wittling
Greek Νταούκι
Russian Мерланг
Turkish Bakalyaro
Chinese 牙鱈
Japanese ホワイティング
Indonesian Merlangius
Warnings & Kosher Issues
  • Kosher. The whiting is a cod-family fish with fins and scales.