Micromesistius poutassou (Blue whiting)

Scientific name: Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)
Popular names: Blue whiting, Couch's whiting
Danish name: Blåhvilling

Family: Gadidae (Cods and haddocks)

Distribution: Northeast Atlantic
Capture site: Davis and Denmark Strait

Depth: 150 - 3000 meter (bathypelagic)
Max. size: 50 cm / 830 g