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Trisopterus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Trisopterus

Higher classification
  
Gadidae

Order
  
Gadiformes

Family
  
Gadidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Whiting‑pout, Poor cod, Trisopterus esmarkii

Trisopterus luscus in the dutch sea


Trisopterus is a genus of small cods native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean including the Mediterranean Sea.

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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

  • Trisopterus capelanus (Lacepède, 1800)
  • Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson, 1855) (Norway pout)
  • Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 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.

    References

    Trisopterus Wikipedia