AnAge entry for Pollachius virens
Classification (HAGRID: 04034)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Pollachius
- Species
- Pollachius virens
- Common name
- Pollock
- Synonyms
- Gadus virens
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Maximum longevity in the wild has been estimated as 23 years [0520]. Other estimates suggest these animals may live up to 25 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 839 days
- Adult weight
- 17,600 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0520] Philip Altman and Dorothy Dittmer (1962), Growth including reproduction and morphological development
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 164727
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8060
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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