Pouting (Trisopterus luscus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Trisopterus luscus
- Common name
- Pouting
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Trisopterus
- Size
- 20–46 cm
- Depth
- 3–300 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky, wreck
- Behaviours
- schooling, nocturnal
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic, Mediterranean
Description
Trisopterus luscus reaches 46 cm. Small gadid with a relatively short oval body, copper-pink marked with 4 to 5 diffuse brown vertical bands, yellow lateral line, long chin barbel. Forms dense compact schools around wrecks and on rocky drop-offs of the NE Atlantic, from Norway to the western Mediterranean. From 3 to 300 m. Iconic photo subject in Brittany and Cornwall with tight schools on wrecks.
Photo of Pouting
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Pouting?
- Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) reaches 20–46 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Pouting?
- Pouting is found between 3–300 m deep.
- Is the Pouting dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Pouting?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Pouting?
- Found in: East Atlantic, Mediterranean.
Other species in the genus Trisopterus
Other species in the family Gadidae
- Pollachius pollachius - Pollack
- Pollachius virens - Pollock
- Merlangius merlangus - Whiting
- Melanogrammus aeglefinus - Haddock
- Gadus morhua - Atlantic cod
- Microgadus proximus - Pacific tomcod
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 126445)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2415916)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia