Walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814 found north of Spitsbergen indicates a Pacific-Atlantic connection in the species

A small (36.5 cm) female walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814 was caught north of Spitsbergen in 2011. The specimen had a high number of pyloric caeca (n=109), indicating a Pacific origin. The record is the first evidence of a possible input to the small Atlantic population of walleye p...

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Main Authors: Ingvar Byrkjedal, Gunnar Langhelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2020-10-01
Series:Fauna Norvegica
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/3394