Poor cod (Trisopterus minutus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Trisopterus minutus
- Common name
- Poor cod
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Trisopterus
- Size
- 15–40 cm
- Depth
- 15–440 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky, wreck, sand
- Behaviours
- schooling
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic, Mediterranean
Description
Trisopterus minutus reaches 40 cm. More slender than its cousin T. luscus, uniform copper-pink body without the vertical bands. Dark lateral line, chin barbel. Also forms dense schools on NE Atlantic wrecks and rocky drop-offs from 15 to 440 m. Often visually confused with pouting, but smaller and thinner. Local commercial value, appreciated fried. Regular sightings in the western Mediterranean as well.
Photo of Poor cod
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Poor cod?
- Poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) reaches 15–40 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Poor cod?
- Poor cod is found between 15–440 m deep.
- Is the Poor cod dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Poor cod?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Poor cod?
- 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 126446)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2415906)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia