Fish of the Gadiculus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Silvery pout. Photo © jypichthyology.info)
Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus) was first described in 1850 by the French zoologist Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876).
It lives at a depth of 100-1000 meters. It inhabits the depths of 100-1,000 meters. The maximum recorded length is 15 cm; specimens up to 10 cm long are more common. It prefers to gather in large schools near the muddy, muddy-sandy, gravel and rocky bottom. It feeds on small crustaceans and worms.
(Silvery pout. Photo by © Mariano García Rodriguez. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, more often found in its southern part.
Names of silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus) in other languages are as follows:
Γαδίκουλος (Gadikouljos) (Greek), Faneca plateada (Spanish), Pesce fico (Italian), Silberdorsch (German), Ślepior (Polish), Badejinho (Portuguese), Большеглазаятресочка (Boljsheglazaya tresochka) (Russian), Ugotica srebrnka, Ugotičica srebrnka (Serbian, Croatian), Merlan argenté (French).