''Trisopterus capelanus'' is a fish species belonging to the cod family (

Gadidae The Gadidae are a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes, known as the cods, codfishes, or true cods. It contains several commercially important fishes, including the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollock. Most gadid species a ...

). It is found in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...

. The taxonomic status of ''Trisopterus capelanus'' has until recently been unclear, and it has been mostly considered to be a subspecies of ''

Trisopterus minutus The poor cod (''Trisopterus minutus'') is a temperate marine fish belonging to the cod family (Gadidae). It is red brown in colour and has a pronounced chin barbel. It may grow up to a length of 40 cm. It is usually found in small shoals at ...

''. However, genetic and morphometric analyses clearly support the status of ''Trisopterus capelanus'' as a separate species. In fact, ''Trisopterus capelanus'' is more closely related to ''

Trisopterus luscus ''Trisopterus luscus'' (; bib, pout whiting, pout or most commonly pouting) is a seafish belonging to the cod family ( Gadidae). Distribution, size and life cycle Pouting are found predominantly in European waters, especially around the south a ...

'' than to ''T. minutus''. The

neotype In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes th ...

of ''Trisopterus capelanus'' is in

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

and in

total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10928235 Gadidae Fish described in 1800 Fish of the Mediterranean Sea Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède