Trisopterus luscus

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Trisopterus luscus is a small marine fish species commonly known as pouting, found in the northeastern Atlantic and often caught in coastal fisheries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
marine organism
behavior schooling
bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
coloration brownish back
pale belly
silvery flanks
commercialImportance minor commercial species
commonName bib
pout whiting
pouting
diet crustaceans
polychaete worms
small fish
distribution Bay of Biscay
English Channel
North Sea
North-East Atlantic Ocean
surface form: northeastern Atlantic Ocean

Western Mediterranean
surface form: western Mediterranean Sea
ecologicalRole benthic feeder
eggType pelagic eggs
environment saltwater
family Gadidae
fishingMethod angling
bottom trawls
gillnets
genus Trisopterus
habitat coastal waters
continental shelf
marine waters
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength approximately 40 cm
morphologicalFeature forked caudal fin
small chin barbel
three dorsal fins
two anal fins
namedBy Carl Linnaeus
order Gadiformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction spawning in late winter to spring
substratePreference gravel bottoms
sandy bottoms
taxonRank species
trophicLevel demersal predator
typicalDepthRange 10–200 m
typicalLength 20–30 cm
use bait fish
human consumption
yearDescribed 1758

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Gadidae containsTaxon Trisopterus luscus