Walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814 found north of Spitsbergen indicates a Pacific-Atlantic connection in the species

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Ingvar Byrkjedal
Gunnar Langhelle

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A small (36.5 cm) female walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814 was caught north of Spitsbergen in
2011. The specimen had a high number of pyloric caeca (n=109), indicating a Pacific origin. The record is the first
evidence of a possible input to the small Atlantic population of walleye pollock from the large populations on the
Pacific side.

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Byrkjedal, I., & Langhelle, G. (2020). Walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814 found north of Spitsbergen indicates a Pacific-Atlantic connection in the species. Fauna Norvegica, 40, 137-140. https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v40i0.3394
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