WoRMS taxon details
Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)
126439 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126439)
accepted
Species
Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827) · unaccepted
Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855 · unaccepted
Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827) · unaccepted
Merlangius poutassou Risso, 1827 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841 · unaccepted
Merlangus communis Costa, 1844 · unaccepted (synonym)
Merlangus pertusis Cocco, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829 · unaccepted
Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Merlangus vernalis Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Micromessistius poutassou (Risso, 1827) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] 
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: southern Greenland and off southeast Canada and the northeastern coast of the USA.
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: southern Greenland and off southeast Canada and the northeastern coast of the USA. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126439 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841) Yarrell, W. (1841). A History of British fishes. <em>Second edition. John van Voorst, London.</em> v. 2: 1-628.
page(s): 247, Fig. [details]
original description (of Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Merlangus communis Costa, 1844) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Gadoides p. 7 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 247, Fig. [details]
original description (of Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Merlangus communis Costa, 1844) Costa, O. G. (1829-53). Fauna del regno di Napoli, ossia enumerazione di tutti gli animali che abitano le diverse regioni di questo regno e le acque che le bagnano, etc. Pesci. <em>Fauna del regno di Napoli.</em> Part 1: 511 pp. (variously paginated), 60 pls.
page(s): Gadoides p. 7 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 227 [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 227 [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Authority Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1826) [details]Diet Feeds mostly on small crustaceans, but large individuals also prey on small fish and cephalopods [details]
Distribution Northwest Atlantic: southern Greenland and off southeast Canada and the northeastern coast of the USA. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found over the continental slope and shelf to more than 1000 m, but more common at 300-400 m. [details]
Importance Social- Highly Comercial, fishery [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | merluci tripendëshmerluci blu | [details] |
| Basque | bakalada | [details] |
| Catalan | mairelluçabacallaret | [details] |
| Danish | kulmuleblåhvilling | [details] |
| Dutch | blauwe wijting | [details] |
| English | poutassoublue whiting | [details] |
| Finnish | mustakitaturska | [details] |
| French | poutassoumerlan bleu | [details] |
| German | blauer Wittling | [details] |
| Icelandic | kolmunni | [details] |
| Italian | potassolomelu | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Προσφυγάκι | [details] |
| Norwegian | kolmuleblågunnar | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kolmule | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | kolmule | [details] |
| Polish | błękitek | [details] |
| Portuguese | verdinhopichelimmaria-mole | [details] |
| Russian | Путассу северная | [details] |
| Spanish | bacaladilla | [details] |
| Swedish | kolmuleblagunnar | [details] |
| Turkish | mavi mezgit baligiderinsu mezgiti | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Путассу північна | [details] |
| Welsh | swtan glas | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Merlangus vernalis Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Merlangus communis Costa, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications) (from synonym Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micromesistius poutassou)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus pertusis Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus communis Costa, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Micromessistius poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus vernalis Risso, 1827)
To FishBase images (Micromesistius poutassou, by Svensen, R.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins) (from synonym Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins)
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins) (from synonym Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827)
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins) (from synonym Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (111 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Merlangus vernalis Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Merlangus communis Costa, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications) (from synonym Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Micromesistius poutassou)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus melanostomus Nilsson, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus albus Yarrell, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus pertusus Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus pertusis Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus communis Costa, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Micromessistius poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus potassoa (Risso, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Merlangus vernalis Risso, 1827)
To FishBase images (Micromesistius poutassou, by Svensen, R.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins) (from synonym Boreogadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins)
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins) (from synonym Merlangus poutassou Risso, 1827)
To GenBank (13887 nucleotides; 189 proteins) (from synonym Gadus poutassou (Risso, 1827))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To ITIS
