Trisopterus

Trisopterus
Pouting (T. luscus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Genus: Trisopterus
Rafinesque, 1814

Trisopterus is a genus of small cods native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean including the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Delling, B.; Noren, M.; Kullander, S. O.; González, J. A. (2011). "Taxonomic review of the genus Trisopterus (Teleostei: Gadidae) with recognition of the capelan Trisopterus capelanus as a valid species". Journal of Fish Biology 79 (5): 1236–1260. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03107.x. PMID 22026604.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Trisopterus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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