''Trisopterus'' is a genus of small
cods, family Gadidae.
[ They are native to the northeastern ]Atlantic Ocean
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including the Mediterranean Sea
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Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:Trisopterus esmarkii
''Trisopterus esmarkii'', the Norway pout, is a species of fish in the cod family. It is found in the Barents Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea
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'' ( Nilsson, 1855) (Norway pout)
* ''Trisopterus luscus
''Trisopterus luscus'' (; most commonly known as pouting, but also called bib, pout whiting or pout) is a seafish belonging to the cod family (Gadidae
The Gadidae are a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes, known as the cod ...
'' (Linnaeus
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, 1758) (pouting)
* '' Trisopterus minutus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (poor cod)
''Trisopterus capelanus'' was until recently (2011) considered to be a subspecies of ''Trisopterus minutus'', but both genetic and morphometric data clearly support the status of ''Trisopterus capelanus'' as a separate species.[
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References
Gadidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Ray-finned fish genera
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