Trisopterus

Trisopterus is a genus of small cods, family Gadidae.^[1][2][3] They are native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean including the Mediterranean Sea.^[2][3]

Trisopterus
Pouting (T. luscus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Gadidae
Genus:	Trisopterus Rafinesque, 1814
Type species
Trisopterus fasciatus Rafinesque, 1814
Species
see text
Synonyms
Allotrisopterus Gaemers, 2017 Brachygadus Gill, 1862 Gadulus Malm, 1877 Morua Risso, 1827 Neocolliolus Gaemers, 1976

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:^[4]

• 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.^[2]