''Trisopterus'' is a genus of small
cods
Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus '' Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not ca ...
, 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, off the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the British Isles and elsewhere in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. It pre ...
'' (Nilsson
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Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 89.8% of all known be ...
, 1855) (Norway pout)
* ''Trisopterus luscus
''Trisopterus luscus'' (; bib, pout whiting, pout or most commonly pouting) is a seafish belonging to the cod family ( Gadidae).
Distribution, size and life cycle
Pouting are found predominantly in European waters, especially around the south a ...
'' (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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