Pollack

• GeneralA voracious predator of the cod family, much sought after by anglers.
• It spawns in dense shoals between March and May, in water of 8 to 10 °C.
• The juveniles spend their first years among rocks and seaweed and do not move out to 40-100 m until they are three years old, at about 40 cm.
• It is told from its relatives by its large yellow eyes and its jutting lower jaw, which has no barbel.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bony fish)

Habitat and environment

Rocky bottoms and reefs of the coastal shelf

Sexual maturity

Length at first maturity 41 cm, at around 2 or 3 years old

Sources consulted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollachius_pollachius