Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Melanogrammus
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 6 countries and 2 regions.
- Bornholm, Denmark - 155 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 173 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 17981 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 7403 records
- Lofoten Islands, Norway - 5 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 13533 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 493 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 1773 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 33765 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 2056 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 132 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 11417 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 14 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 8479 records