Couch's whiting

Exploitation of blue whiting only started in the 1970s.

The Couch's whiting lives in the bathypelagic, oceanodromous, marine, depth range 150 - 3000 m , usually 300 - 400 m environment.

poutassou and Couch's whiting have been used in the past but have gone out of favour. More

Common names

Abadekho in Arabic (‫العربية)
Bacalá in Spanish (español)
Bacaladilla in Spanish (español)
Bacalao in Spanish (español)
Bacalhau in Portuguese (Português)
Bakalyaro in Turkish (Türkçe)
blågunnar in Norwegian (Norsk)
Blagunnar in Swedish (Svenska)
Blåhvilling in Danish (dansk)
Blauer Wittling in German (Deutsch)
Blauwe wijting in Dutch (Nederlands)
Blåvitling in Swedish (Svenska)
Blawe wijting in Dutch (Nederlands)
Blekitek in Polish (polski)
blue whiting in English
blue whiting in Ukrainian (українська мова)
Couch's whiting in English
Ferkh el bajij in Arabic (‫العربية)
Gourlomata in Turkish (Türkçe)
Gros poutassou in French (français)
Harmo˚t' in Arabic (‫العربية)
Harmoût' in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kolmule in Norwegian (Norsk)
Kolmule in Norwegian Nynorsk (Norsk nynorsk)
Kolmule in Swedish (Svenska)
Kolmule blagunnar in Norwegian (Norsk)
Kolmunni in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Kulmule in Danish (dansk)
Lakuriq in Albanian (Shqip)
Lirio in Portuguese (Português)
Lirio in Spanish (español)
Lope in Italian (Italiano)
Lozza in Italian (Italiano)
Lupara in Italian (Italiano)
Maire in Catalan (Català)
Marlozz in Maltese (Malti)
Marluzz in Maltese (Malti)
Mavimezgit baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Mavimezgit balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Mavivezit baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Mavivezit balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Melu in Italian (Italiano)
Merlan albastru in Rumanian
Merlan bleu in French (français)
Merlan de Paris in French (français)
Merlank glas in Breton (brezhoneg)
Merlu in French (français)
Merlu in Italian (Italiano)
Merluc tripendesh in Albanian (Shqip)
Merlus in French (français)
Mezgit in Turkish (Türkçe)
Mezit in Turkish (Türkçe)
Micromesistius poutassou in Italian (Italiano)
Mirruzzu in Italian (Italiano)
Mirruzzu 'mperiali in Italian (Italiano)
Mirruzzu sapunaru in Italian (Italiano)
Molo in Italian (Italiano)
Molo da parangal in Italian (Italiano)
Mustakitaturska in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Nasellu in French (français)
Nazalli azraq in Arabic (‫العربية)
Nazelli in Arabic (‫العربية)
Nuzzu sbene in Italian (Italiano)
Occhialone in Italian (Italiano)
Ocialon in Italian (Italiano)
Patafloues in French (français)
Pesc sben in Italian (Italiano)
Pesce molo in Italian (Italiano)
Pichelim in Portuguese (Português)
Piripi in Spanish (español)
Pisci fica in Italian (Italiano)
Potassolo in Italian (Italiano)
Poutassou in English
Poutassou in French (français)
Prosfygaki in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Prosfygaki in Greek, Modern (1453)
Pucinca in Serbian (српски језик)
Putassone in Italian (Italiano)
Putassu in English
Putassú in Italian (Italiano)
Putassu in Maltese (Malti)
Putassu in Russian (русский язык)
Putasu in Bulgarian (български език)
Putasu in Rumanian
Puttasseu in Italian (Italiano)
Sadda i Spagna in Italian (Italiano)
Shibbut albin in Hebrew (‫עברית)
Sildaforskrekkjari in Faroese (Føroyskt)
Sinji mol in Slovene
Sinji mol in Slovenian (slovenščina)
Sortmund in Danish (dansk)
Stoccafisso in Italian (Italiano)
Stocco in Italian (Italiano)
Stockfisch in German (Deutsch)
Stokkafixx in Maltese (Malti)
Struzzu in Italian (Italiano)
Svartkjaftur in Faroese (Føroyskt)
Syko in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Syko in Greek, Modern (1453)
Tacaud in French (français)
Tenchia in Italian (Italiano)
Tripendesh in Albanian (Shqip)
Ugotica in Serbian (српски језик)
Ugotica pucinka in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Ugotica pucinska in Serbian (српски језик)
Verdinho in Portuguese (Português)
Γαϊδουρόψαρο in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Γουρλομάτα in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Προσφυγάκι in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Προσφυγάκι in Greek, Modern (1453)
Σκαρμός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Σκάρος in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Τσιμπλάκι in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Τσιπλάκι in Greek (Ελληνικά)
蓝鳕(小鳍鳕) in Mandarin Chinese
藍鱈(小鰭鱈) in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Gadiformes
Family : Gadidae
Genus : Micromesistius
Species : Micromesistius poutassou
Authority : Risso, 1827