Saithe
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.
Saithe is a cod-family fish with darker flesh than cod, often salted, smoked, or used in fish fingers and budget fillets. In Germany it's sold as Seelachs ('sea salmon') after curing, and most of the UK catch goes to France.
Saithe, Pollachius virens, lives throughout the northern North Atlantic, including the Bay of Biscay. Young fish stay in shallow rocky areas before moving to deeper water as they grow.
Also known as
- Coley
- Coalfish
- Pollock
- Seelachs
Kosher Saithe 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. Saithe have fins and scales.
- Also called pollock in the U.S. and coley or coalfish in Britain. When cured and dyed, it's sold as Seelachs ('sea salmon') in Germany, which can be confusing on a label.