- Trisopterus esmarkii
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Norway Pout Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gadiformes Family: Gadidae Genus: Trisopterus Species: T. esmarkii Binomial name Trisopterus esmarkii
Nilsson, 1855Synonyms Gadus esmarkii
Trisopterus esmarkii, the Norway Pout, is a species of fish found in the Barents Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, off the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the British Isles and elsewhere in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. It is in the same family as cod. It can generally be found at depths of 100 m to 200 m. Individuals can reach 35 cm, but average 19 cm.
It is extensively fished, mostly for conversion into fishmeal, with 877,910 t taken in 1974, and only 39,223 t taken in 2008.[1]
References
- ^ "Trisopterus esmarkii". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/fishery/species/3019/en. Retrieved 07 December 2010.
External links
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Trisopterus esmarkii" in FishBase. April 2010 version.
- "Trisopterus esmarkii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=164756. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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