Fish of the Trisopterus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Trisopterus capelanus. Photo by © Fran Çois. flickr.com/photos/83177560@N05)
Trisopterus capelanus was first described in 1800 by the French ichthyologist and statesman Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825).
It inhabits the depths of up to 300 meters. It swims near the muddy or sandy bottom. It is about 30 cm long. It feeds on crustaceans and small-sized fish.
(Trisopterus capelanus. Photo by © S.P. Iglésias. mnhn.fr/iccanam)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, more often found in its central part.
Names of Trisopterus capelanus in other languages are as follows:
Peshk lakuriq (Albanian), Merluzetto (Italian), Средиземноморский капелан (Sredizemnomorskiy kapelan) (Russian), Ugotica mala, Mol-pišmoljčić (Serbian, Croatian).