whiting

A fish, Merlangius merlangus, similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

(US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (the silver hake).

Any of the species of Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings) inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many of which are commercially important whitefish.

(Canada) Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus, syn. Theragra chalcogramma).

A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.

A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.

Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.

(India, Australia) Any of the smelt-whitings, of the family Sillaginidae, including Japanese whiting, King George whiting, northern whiting, sand whiting, and school whiting.