Coalfish
Pollachius virens
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
Pollachius virens is a species of marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Together with P.
Coalfish is eaten widely, often salted and smoked, and goes into fish fingers with cod and pollock. Germany sells it as Seelachs, or sea salmon.
The coalfish, or saithe, is a marine cod-family fish common in the northern Atlantic, including the Bay of Biscay. Young fish stay close to shore over rocky ground and move to deeper water as they grow. Main fishing grounds include the Barents Sea, Iceland, the Faroes, and the North Sea.
Also known as
- Saithe
- Pollock
- Coley
- Boston Blue
- Podley
- Cuddy
Kosher Coalfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Pollachius virens |
| Spanish | carbonero |
| Portuguese | escamudo |
| French | lieu noir, merlan noir |
| German | Köhler |
| Greek | Πόλοκ |
| Russian | Сайда |
| Chinese | 綠青鱈 |
| Japanese | シロイトダラ |
| Korean | 북대서양대구 |
| Bengali | পোলক |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher: a cod-family fish with fins and scales, so it is kosher.