Pollachius virens

Saithe
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Pollachius
Species:	P. virens
Binomial name
	Pollachius virens; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Gadus virens Linnaeus, 1758; Merlangus virens (Linnaeus, 1758); Gadus carbonarius Linnaeus, 1758; Merlangus carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758); Pollachius carbonarius (Linnaeus, 1758); Gadus colinus Lacepède, 1800; Gadus sey Lacepède, 1800; Gadus purpureus Mitchill, 1814; Merlangus purpureus (Mitchill, 1814);

The saithe (/seɪð/ or /seɪθ/) (Pollachius virens) is a species of marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Together with P. pollachius, it is generally referred to in the United States as pollock. Other names include the Boston blue (separate from bluefish), coalfish/coley, and saithe in the UK, where the young fish are called podleys in Scotland and northern England.

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