Seelachs

Meaning

saithe, coalfish (Pollachius virens, a cod of the North Atlantic)

Concepts

saithe

coal fish

coley

pollack

pollock

rock salmon

Synonyms

Köhler

Kohlfisch

Pollachius virens

Translations

carbonero

lieu noir

escamudo

abadejo

abadejo

merluzzo carbonaro

merluzzo nero

colin

lieu

سمك سيث

morina benzeri bir tür balık

goberge

colin noir

Pollachius virens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzeːlaks/

Etymology

From See (“sea”) + Lachs (“salmon”). So called because it was used as a substitute for salmon in the production of smoked salmon (“lox”) in the first half of the 20th century. This use is no longer common, but the name has been kept for marketing reasons.