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== Description == Both species can grow to {{convert|130|cm|ftin|frac=2|abbr=off}}.<ref name="Fishbase-PPollachius">{{cite web|url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/34?lang=English|title=Pollachius pollachius summary page|website=FishBase|date=14 May 2023}}</ref> ''P. virens'' can weigh up to {{convert|32|kg|lb|0|abbr=off}}<ref name="Fishbase-PVirens">{{cite web|url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1343?lang=English|title=Pollachius virens summary page|website=FishBase|date=14 May 2023}}</ref> and ''P. pollachius'' can weigh up to {{convert|18|kg|lb|0|abbr=off}}.<ref name="Fishbase-PPollachius" /> ''P. virens'' has a strongly defined, silvery [[lateral line]] running down the sides. Above the lateral line, the colour is a greenish black. The belly is white, while ''P. pollachius'' has a distinctly crooked lateral line, grayish to golden belly, and a dark brown back. ''P. pollachius'' also has a strong underbite. It can be found in water up to {{convert|180|m|ft fathom|abbr=off|sigfig=1}} deep over rocks and anywhere in the [[water column]].
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