What is Haddock?
{{Speciesbox | image = | image2 = Haddock, Boston Aquarium.JPG | image2_caption = Haddock at the [[New England Aquarium]] | status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=Sobel, J. |year=1996 |title=Melanogrammus aeglefinus |page=e.T13045A3406968 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13045A3406968.en |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref> | genus = Melanogrammus | parent_authority = [[Theodore Gill|T. N. Gill]], 1862 | species = aeglefinus | authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]) | synonyms = * ''Gadus aeglefinus'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]</small> * ''Morhua aeglefinus'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])</small> * ''Aeglefinus linnei'' <small>[[August Wilhelm Malm|Malm]], 1877</small> }} The '''haddock''' (''Melanogrammus aeglefinus'') is a [[saltwater]] [[ray-finned fish]]. It is from the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Gadidae]], the true [[Cod|cods]]. The haddock is the only [[species]] in the [[Monotypy|monotypic]] [[genus]] ''Melanogrammus''. It is found in the North [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the nearby [[List of seas|seas]]. In these areas. the haddock is an important fish for [[Fishery|fisheries]]. It is very important in [[northern Europe]]. In this area, it is sold fresh, frozen and [[Smoked fish|smoked]]. Smoked varieties of the fish include the [[Finnan haddie]] and the [[Arbroath smokie]]. == Related pages == * [[List of fish common names]] == References == {{reflist}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Gadiformes]] [[Category:Edible fish]]