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The fish originally known by the name "whiting" in English is Merlangius merlangus, in the family Gadidae. This species inhabits the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the North Sea on the East Coast of Britain. In the United States, it is commonly known as the English whiting. [1]
Merlangius merlangus, commonly known as whiting or merling, is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea. In Anglophonic countries outside the whiting's natural range, the name "whiting" has been applied to various other species of fish .
Menticirrhus americanus, the southern kingfish, southern kingcroaker, king whiting, Carolina whiting, sea mullet, roundhead, [3] or whiting, is a species of marine fish in the family Sciaenidae. It lives in shallow coastal waters on the western fringes of the Atlantic Ocean.
The fish is usually not marketed fresh, but processed into fish meal and oil. However, in Russia, southern Europe, and Japan, blue whiting are sometimes sold as food fish. Global capture production of Blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou ) in million tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [ 10 ]
This category is for articles about freshwater fish found in West Africa which, for the purpose of this category, is defined as Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
It is often taken alongside other species of whiting which also constitute major parts of the local fishery. The amount of fish taken by professionals fluctuates, with an example monthly 1998/1999 catch weighing 5,399 kg, a massive amount less than the 196,293 kg of western sand whiting taken in the same period. [12]
The intermediate whiting is a pale silvery colour, being darker on top and lighter below. The top of the snout is blackish, while the opercle, preopercle and preorbital are bright silver. The sides of the body below the lateral line have a longitudinal row of 8 or 9 dark blotches. The back also has a row of dusky blotches.
As already noted, the large-headed whiting is very similar to Sillago sihama, but has a head length which is 33% of the body length, compared to the 27-30% observed in S. sihama. The first dorsal fin has 11 spines, while the second dorsal fin has a single spine and 22 soft rays. The anal fin is similar with two spines and 23 soft rays.