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 | |
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Pouting (T. luscus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Gadidae |
Genus: | Trisopterus Rafinesque, 1814 |
Type species | |
Trisopterus fasciatus Rafinesque, 1814
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Species | |
see text | |
Synonyms | |
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[4]
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]