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Haddock

Haddock
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: Animalia
: Chordata
: Osteichthyes
: Gadiformes
: Gadidae
: Melanogrammus
: aeglefinus
Binomial name
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)


The haddock is a sea fish, also known as offshore hake, found mostly in the northern hemisphere. It is highly valued as a food fish, and it is marketed fresh, frozen, smoked (finnan haddie), and, to a small extent, canned.

See also

Scrod

Last updated: 05-20-2005 03:27:03