Trisopterus esmarkii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the trisopterus esmarkii lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trisopterus esmarkii
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gadiformes
Family	Gadidae

Where does the trisopterus esmarkii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the trisopterus esmarkii in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the trisopterus esmarkii endangered?

The trisopterus esmarkii’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the trisopterus esmarkii?

The trisopterus esmarkii (Trisopterus esmarkii) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Gadidae, genus Trisopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the trisopterus esmarkii

Trisopterus esmarkii, the Norway pout, is a species of fish in the cod family. It is found in the Barents Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, off the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the British Isles and elsewhere in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. It prefers depths between 100 and 200 m (330–660 ft), but occurs from 50 to 300 m (160–980 ft). Norway pout can reach 35 cm (14 in), but are more common at around 19 cm (7.5 in).

It is extensively fished, mostly for conversion into fishmeal, with 877,910 t taken in 1974, and only 39,223 t taken in 2008.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Trisopterus esmarkii (revision 1356489601), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q932137 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).