Micromesistius poutassou

E408219

Micromesistius poutassou, commonly known as blue whiting, is a small pelagic marine fish widely distributed in the Northeast Atlantic and important to commercial fisheries.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ
barbel absent ⓘ
bodyColor bluish on back ⓘ
silvery on sides ⓘ
bodyShape elongated ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
climateZone temperate ⓘ
commercialUse fish meal production ⓘ
human consumption ⓘ
industrial fisheries ⓘ
commonName Norway pout whiting ⓘ
blue whiting ⓘ
describedBy Antoine Risso ⓘ
diet cephalopods ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
distribution Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

Northeast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalRole forage fish for larger predators ⓘ
eggType pelagic eggs ⓘ
family Gadidae ⓘ
faoFishingArea FAO area 27 ⓘ
fin three dorsal fins ⓘ
two anal fins ⓘ
fisheryImportance commercially important ⓘ
genus Micromesistius ⓘ
habitat marine ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumLength approximately 50 cm ⓘ
migration undertakes seasonal migrations ⓘ
order Gadiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
preyedUponBy cod ⓘ
hake ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ
reproduction external fertilization ⓘ
salinityPreference marine salinity ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship (Risso, 1827) ⓘ
spawningArea Northeast Atlantic ⓘ
spawningBehavior pelagic spawner ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trophicLevel mesopelagic predator ⓘ
typicalLength 20–35 cm ⓘ
waterDepthRange from near-surface to several hundred meters ⓘ
yearDescribed 1827 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gadidae → containsTaxon → Micromesistius poutassou ⓘ
Gadidae → containsTaxon → Micromesistius australis ⓘ
linked to: Micromesistius poutassou
Micromesistius poutassou → genus → Micromesistius ⓘ
linked to: Micromesistius poutassou
Merlucciidae → notableGenus → Micromesistius ⓘ
linked to: Micromesistius poutassou