Southern blue whiting
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The southern blue whiting, Micromesistius australis, is a cod
of the genus Micromesistius, found in the southern oceans where the temperature is between 3° and 7°C, at depths of between 50 and 900 m. Its length is between 30 and 90 cm, and maximum weight of 850 g
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In Canada, according to CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) regulations and the list of acceptable fish species names, "Micromesistius australis" (or Southern Blue Whiting) can also be referred to as Blue Cod . This well known species is part of the "Gadidae" family and is a very versatile fish. It is most commonly filleted and served breaded or battered, but it is also well suited to pan frying, oven baking and steaming. It has flaky white fillets and mild flavor with broad appeal to children and adults alike.
There are 2 disjunct populations:
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
of the genus Micromesistius, found in the southern oceans where the temperature is between 3° and 7°C, at depths of between 50 and 900 m. Its length is between 30 and 90 cm, and maximum weight of 850 g
Gram
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In Canada, according to CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) regulations and the list of acceptable fish species names, "Micromesistius australis" (or Southern Blue Whiting) can also be referred to as Blue Cod . This well known species is part of the "Gadidae" family and is a very versatile fish. It is most commonly filleted and served breaded or battered, but it is also well suited to pan frying, oven baking and steaming. It has flaky white fillets and mild flavor with broad appeal to children and adults alike.
There are 2 disjunct populations:
- Micromesistius australis australis occurs around the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
and ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
PatagoniaPatagoniaPatagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
in the southwest Atlantic; off ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
in the southeast Pacific; also off South Georgia, South Shetland and South Orkney IslandsSouth Orkney IslandsThe South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. - Micromesistius australis pallidus occurs around the South IslandSouth IslandThe South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand.