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Bigeye

Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814

Status not recordedbony fish

The bigeye (Gadus chalcogrammus) is a species in the family Gadidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about the bigeye

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bigeye live?

Not recorded

Is the bigeye endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bigeye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyGadidae
  6. genusGadus
  7. SpeciesGadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814

Synonyms Gadus minor, Gadus periscopus, Pollachius chalcogrammus, Pollachius chalcogrammus fucensis, Theracra chalcogramma, Theragra chalcogramma, Theragra chalcogramma chalcogramma, Theragra chalcogrammus, Theragra chalcogrammus chalcogrammus, Theragra fucensis

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Alaska pollockEnglish
  • Walleye pollockEnglish
  • Badejo d'AlaskaCatalan
  • treska pestráCzech
  • Alaska-PollackGerman
  • Μπακαλιάρος (bakaliáros)Greek
  • colin de AlaskaSpanish
  • alaskanseitiFinnish
  • Lieu d'AlaskaFrench
  • Aljaška koljaCroatian
  • Alaszkai tőkehalHungarian
  • Pollock d'AlaskaItalian
  • スケトウダラJapanese
  • 명태Korean
  • theragraNorwegian Bokmål
  • Alaska pollakDutch
  • MintajPolish
  • Merluza-do-alascaPortuguese
  • Pacific pollackRomanian
  • МинтайRussian
  • Alaskë pollockAlbanian
  • 黃線狹鱈Chinese
  • Alaska-SeelachsGerman
  • Pazifischer PollackGerman
  • Polar KabeljauGerman
  • Abadejo de AlaskaSpanish
  • Colín de AlaskaSpanish
  • Colin d'AlaskaFrench
  • colin de l'AlaskaFrench
  • goberge de l'AlaskaFrench
  • lieu de l'AlaskaFrench
  • Merluzzo d'AlaskaItalian
  • スケソウダラJapanese
  • スケトウダラ/スケソウダラJapanese
  • alaskatorskNorwegian Bokmål
  • berlevågfiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • AlaskakoolvisDutch
  • rdzawiec pacyficznyPolish
  • Paloco-do-pacíficoPortuguese
  • Минтай (mintaj)Russian
  • 阿拉斯加鱈Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bigeye

Other species in the same genus Gadus.

Pacific cod

Gadus macrocephalus

GadidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bigeye?

The bigeye (Gadus chalcogrammus) belongs to the family Gadidae in the order Gadiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bigeye (Gadus chalcogrammus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gadus-chalcogrammus

MLA

“Bigeye (Gadus chalcogrammus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gadus-chalcogrammus.

BibTeX
@misc{gadus_chalcogrammus_2026,
  title = {Bigeye (Gadus chalcogrammus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gadus-chalcogrammus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}