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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyGadidae
- genusGadus
- 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
Relatives of the bigeye
Other species in the same genus Gadus.
CompareBigeye vs Atlantic codBigeye vs Pacific codBigeye vs Gadus argentatusBigeye vs Gadus asellus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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
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