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Lythe

Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lythe (Pollachius pollachius) is a species in the family Gadidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about the lythe

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 lythe live?

Not recorded

Is the lythe 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 lythe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyGadidae
  6. genusPollachius
  7. SpeciesPollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Gadus lycostomus, Gadus pollachius, Gadus viridis, Merlangus pollachius, Pollachius linnei, Pollachius typus

Other names and names in other languages (74)
  • Atlantic pollockEnglish
  • CallaghEnglish
  • CoalfishEnglish
  • Dover hakeEnglish
  • European pollockEnglish
  • Grass whitingEnglish
  • Green pollackEnglish
  • GreenfishEnglish
  • Margate hakeEnglish
  • PollackEnglish
  • Pollack (lythe)English
  • PollockEnglish
  • abadexuAsturian
  • goulegBreton
  • eglefíCatalan
  • treska polakCzech
  • morlasWelsh
  • SejDanish
  • PollackGerman
  • BadexoSpanish
  • abadiraBasque
  • LyyraturskaFinnish
  • lýriFaroese
  • ColinFrench
  • mágachIrish
  • liùghScottish Gaelic
  • abadexoGalician
  • CalligManx
  • KoljaCroatian
  • Sávos tőkehalHungarian
  • lýrIcelandic
  • abadejoItalian
  • 북대서양대구Korean
  • PollaksLatvian
  • lyrNorwegian Bokmål
  • pollakDutch
  • lyrNorwegian Nynorsk
  • lyrNorwegian
  • RdzawiecPolish
  • badejoPortuguese
  • Сайда серебристаяRussian
  • liirodorskiNorthern Sami
  • UgoticaSerbian
  • blekaSwedish
  • 青鱈Chinese
  • levnegBreton
  • MorleisiaidWelsh
  • lubbeDanish
  • LyssejDanish
  • SteinköhlerGerman
  • abadejoSpanish
  • BarriaoSpanish
  • BarriondaSpanish
  • FerreteSpanish
  • colin jauneFrench
  • lieu jauneFrench
  • MerlanFrench
  • Merluche BlancheFrench
  • mongachIrish
  • fliùghScottish Gaelic
  • fliùghaicheanScottish Gaelic
  • liùghachanScottish Gaelic
  • lytheScottish Gaelic
  • badeixoGalician
  • merluzzo gialloItalian
  • bladlyrNorwegian Bokmål
  • vlasserDutch
  • vlaswijtingDutch
  • witte koolvisDutch
  • lyrseiNorwegian Nynorsk
  • julianaPortuguese
  • PalocoPortuguese
  • Серебристая сайдаRussian
  • lyrtorskSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lythe

Other species in the same genus Pollachius.

Saithe (Pollachius virens)

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Gadidae

CompareLythe vs Saithe

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the lythe?

The lythe (Pollachius pollachius) belongs to the family Gadidae in the order Gadiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lythe (Pollachius pollachius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lythe

MLA

“Lythe (Pollachius pollachius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lythe.

BibTeX
@misc{lythe_2026,
  title = {Lythe (Pollachius pollachius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lythe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}