Pollock

A member of the same Gadidae family to which cod, haddock, hake, cusk, tomcod, and ling belong, pollock (Pollachius virens) was caught and used as were the others, all medium to large white-fleshed fish. Pollock could be salted and dried as cod were, but pollock was never considered to be as valuable and was among the salted fish sent to the South for slave food. A blue-gray cast to the flesh earned it the grand name of Boston bluefish in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Pollock has become a candidate for sale as a breaded fillet.