Haddock
📖 Overview
Adults are found more commonly from 80 to 200 m, over rock, sand, gravel or shells, usually at temperatures between 4° and 10°C. Feed mainly on small bottom-living organisms including crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, worms and fishes (sand lance, capelin, silver hake, American eels, herring and argentines) . A batch spawner . Undertakes extensive migrations in the Barents Sea and Iceland. Sold fresh, chilled as fillets, frozen, smoked and canned. Also utilized for fish meal and animal feeds. Can be steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Mouth relatively small; lower jaw shorter than the upper jaw; chin barbel rather small. Lateral line dark, uninterrupted to about the end of the body. Lateral-line pores present on head. Scales overlapping. A large dark blotch is above the pectoral fin just below the lateral line.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Haddock is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, sexes are separate . Spawning occurs in typically marine waters between 50 and 150 m depth .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous ; depth range 10 - 450 m, usually 10 - 200 m . Temperate; 79°N - 36°N, 76°W - 102°E North Atlantic and adjacent Arctic.
🌿 Ecology
small bottom-living organisms including crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms, worms and fishes (sand l
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🏆 World Records
| Record Type | Value | Angler | Location | Date | Line Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 6.8 kg | Heike Neblinger | Salstraumen, Norway | 15 Aug 1997 | ALL |
Source: IGFA All-Tackle World Records database
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Haddock · Pinwiddie · Smokie |
| 🌍AZE | Pikşa |
| 🌍BRE | Azen · anon · codog |
| 🏳️Catalan | Eglefí |
| 🌍CES | treska skvrnitá |
| 🌍CYM | Hadogiaid · corbenfras · hadog |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Kuller |
| 🇩🇪German | Schellfisch · Schellfisch Suppe · Shellfisch |
| 🌍FAO | hýsa |
| 🌍FAS | روغنماهی کوچک |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Kolja |
| 🇫🇷French | Aiglefin · Anon · Bourricot · Calever · Eglefin · Habillot · Pâté de poisson · Saint-pierre · Soupe d'églefin · Âne · Úne |
| 🌍GLA | adag · adagan |
| 🌍GLE | An chadóg · cadóg |
| 🌍GLG | Fogoeiro |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Bakalarka |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Foltos tőkehal |
| 🌍HYE | Իշաձուկ |
| 🌍ISL | Ýsa |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Asinello · Polpettone di pesce · Zuppa di asinello |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | コダラ · モンツキダラ |
| 🌍KAT | პიქშა |
| 🌍LAV | Pikša |
| 🌍LIT | juodadėmė menkė |
| 🌍MKD | Колја |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Schelvis · Schelvis hutspot in blik · Schelviskkuller · Viscake · Visvlokken |
| 🌍NNO | hyse · kolje |
| 🌍NOB | hyse · kolje |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Hyse · Kolje · Røkt hyse |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Lupacz · Plamcak · Plamiak a. lupacz · plamiak · wątłusz srebrzysty · łupacz |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Arinca · Bacalhau · Sopa de arinca |
| 🌍RON | Eglefin · Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
| 🇷🇺Russian | piksha · пикша |
| 🌍SLV | vahnja |
| 🌍SME | diksu · juksu |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Eglefino · Pastel de pescado · Sopa de eglefino |
| 🌍SQI | Troftë deti |
| 🌍SRP | Ugotica |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Fiskekaka · Kolja |
| 🌍TUR | mezgit |
| 🌍UKR | пікша |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 黑線鱈 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeglefinus linnei | Malm | 1877 | Synonym |
| Gadus aeglefinus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Melanogrammes aeglefinus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Morhua aeglefinus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
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