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Poor cod - Trisopterus minutus - General information

Trisopterus minutus

Image Paul Newland - A close up view of multiple Trisopterus minutus. Image width ca XX cm.
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Distribution map

Trisopterus minutus recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Trisopterus minutus is not listed under any importance categories.

General information

Key Icon Researched by: Ana Ruiz Text page icon Refereed by:

Taxonomy icon Taxonomy

Phylum Chordata Sea squirts, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals
Class Actinopterygii Ray-finned fish, e.g. sturgeon, eels, fin fish, gobies, blennies, and seahorses
Map icon Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland Very common to locally abundant around all coasts of Britain and Ireland.
Habitat information icon Habitat information Occurs mostly from 15 to 200 m in the Atlantic on sandy or muddy bottoms. Small poor cod are often seen in and around wrecks, or in large cracks or crevices in rocky areas. Larger fish occur down to 300 m.
Text page icon Description A slender fish with a relatively small head and a barbel under the chin. The colour pattern is a yellowish-brown to bronze red on top, with a coppery colour on the flanks. The underside is paler. Poor cod grow to a maximum length of 26 cm. Trisopterus minutus feeds on invertebrates such as decapod crustaceans and smaller fish.

This review can be cited as follows:

Ana Ruiz 2008. Trisopterus minutus. Poor cod. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 31/07/2010]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=4507>