Micromesistius poutassou

E408219

fish species marine organism

Micromesistius poutassou, commonly known as blue whiting, is a small pelagic marine fish widely distributed in the Northeast Atlantic and important to commercial fisheries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Micromesistius	1
Micromesistius australis	1
Micromesistius poutassou canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish species ⓘ marine organism ⓘ
barbel	absent ⓘ
bodyColor	bluish on back ⓘ silvery on sides ⓘ
bodyShape	elongated ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
climateZone	temperate ⓘ
commercialUse	fish meal production ⓘ human consumption ⓘ industrial fisheries ⓘ
commonName	Norway pout whiting ⓘ blue whiting ⓘ
describedBy	Antoine Risso ⓘ
diet	cephalopods ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ
distribution	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean North-East Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northeast Atlantic Ocean
ecologicalRole	forage fish for larger predators ⓘ
eggType	pelagic eggs ⓘ
family	Gadidae ⓘ
faoFishingArea	FAO area 27 ⓘ
fin	three dorsal fins ⓘ two anal fins ⓘ
fisheryImportance	commercially important ⓘ
genus	Micromesistius poutassou self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Micromesistius
habitat	marine ⓘ pelagic zone ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
maximumLength	approximately 50 cm ⓘ
migration	undertakes seasonal migrations ⓘ
order	Gadiformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
preyedUponBy	cod ⓘ hake ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ
reproduction	external fertilization ⓘ
salinityPreference	marine salinity ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship	(Risso, 1827) ⓘ
spawningArea	North-East Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: Northeast Atlantic
spawningBehavior	pelagic spawner ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
trophicLevel	mesopelagic predator ⓘ
typicalLength	20–35 cm ⓘ
waterDepthRange	from near-surface to several hundred meters ⓘ
yearDescribed	1827 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gadidae → containsTaxon → Micromesistius poutassou ⓘ

this entity surface form: Micromesistius australis

Micromesistius poutassou → genus → Micromesistius poutassou self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Micromesistius