Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus argenteus)

Scientific name: Gadiculus argenteus argenteus Guichenot, 1850

The Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus argenteus) is a marine fish of the family Gadidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, found in the western Mediterranean and in the Atlantic around the Strait of Gibraltar and to the south along the Moroccan coast.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Eyes large; mouth oblique; chin barbel absent. Color varies from pink to light brown dorsally, silvery on sides and ventrally. Scales large, silvery and easily detached. Lateral line ends in 7 open mucus grooves on the upper side of the head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Gadiculus argenteus argenteus
Family: Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)
Order: Gadiformes (Cods)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 15.0
Common length: 10.0
Depth range: 100–1000 m (328–3281 ft)
Environment: Marine; pelagic-oceanic; non-migratory; depth range 100 - 1000 m
Climate: Temperate
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: found in the western Mediterranean and in the Atlantic around the Strait of Gibraltar and to the south along the Moroccan coast.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.50; tmax=3.0)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026