Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Where is it found?
Marine
Diet and foraging method
Key adaptations
Haddock have barbel on their chin to sense for prey in the substrate.
Social organisation and mating system
N/A
Did you know that...?
The largest female haddock can lay up to 3,000,000 eggs in one spawning season!
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Haddock, Boston Aquarium" by Steven G. Johnson - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haddock,_Boston_Aquarium.JPG#/media/File:Haddock,_Boston_Aquarium.JPG
"Melanogrammus aeglefinus" by H. L. Todd - Goode G. B. The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States. Section I. Natural History of Usefull Aquatic Animals. – Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884. Plate 59A. Reprint. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melanogrammus_aeglefinus.jpg#/media/File:Melanogrammus_aeglefinus.jpg
"Haddock, Boston Aquarium" by Steven G. Johnson - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haddock,_Boston_Aquarium.JPG#/media/File:Haddock,_Boston_Aquarium.JPG
"Melanogrammus aeglefinus" by H. L. Todd - Goode G. B. The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States. Section I. Natural History of Usefull Aquatic Animals. – Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884. Plate 59A. Reprint. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melanogrammus_aeglefinus.jpg#/media/File:Melanogrammus_aeglefinus.jpg