WoRMS taxon details
Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson, 1855)
126444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126444)
accepted
Species
Boreogadus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855 · unaccepted
Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855) Nilsson, S. (1855). Skandinavisk fauna. Fjerde Delen: Fiskarna. <em>Första Häftet. Lund.</em> i-xxxiv + 1-768., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32959213 [details]
Distribution 60.1°N 56.9°W
Distribution 60.1°N 56.9°W [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Trisopterus esmarkii (Nilsson, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126444 on 2026-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855) Nilsson, S. (1855). Skandinavisk fauna. Fjerde Delen: Fiskarna. <em>Första Häftet. Lund.</em> i-xxxiv + 1-768., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32959213 [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]
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
additional source
Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Nilsson, S. (1855). Skandinavisk fauna. Fjerde Delen: Fiskarna. <em>Första Häftet. Lund.</em> i-xxxiv + 1-768., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32959213
page(s): 565 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 565 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Nilsson, S. (1855). Skandinavisk fauna. Fjerde Delen: Fiskarna. <em>Första Häftet. Lund.</em> i-xxxiv + 1-768., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32959213
page(s): 565 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 565 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds mostly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, euphausiids, shrimps, amphipods) but also on small fish and various eggs and larvae [details]Distribution 60.1°N 56.9°W [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Benthopelagic to pelagic over muddy bottoms. mostly found between 100 and 200 m. [details]
Importance Social- Highly Comercial, fishery [details]
Spelling Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | sperling [from synonym] | [details] |
| Dutch | kever | [details] |
| English | Norway pout | [details] |
| French | tacaud norvégien | [details] |
| German | StintdorschSparling | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | øyepål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | augepål | [details] |
| Swedish | vitlinglyra | [details] |
| Welsh | swtan Norwy | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trisopterus esmarkii)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Boreogadus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications) (from synonym Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trisopterus esmarkii)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Boreogadus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To FishSounds
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 32 proteins) (from synonym Gadus esmarkii Nilsson, 1855)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Trisopterus esmarki (Nilsson, 1855))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
