Norway pout
📖 Overview
Benthopelagic to pelagic over muddy bottoms. Mostly found between 100 and 200 m. Feeds mostly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, euphausiids, shrimps, amphipods) but also on small fish and various eggs and larvae . Caught mainly for reduction to fishmeal , trout pellets, fodder .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Gray-brown dorsally, silvery on sides, white on belly. A dark blotch is at the upper edge of the pectoral-fin base.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Norway pout is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, sexes are separate . Migrates for spawning between the Shetland Islands and Norway and out of the Skagerrak. Major spawning grounds are Northwestern Scotland, Norway, Faeroe Islands and Iceland.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 50 - 300 m , usually 100 - 200 m . Temperate; 79°N - 48°N, 27°W - 30°E Northeast Atlantic: southwest Barents Sea, sometimes at Bear Island, south to the English Channel, - and the Bay of Biscaye (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Norway Pout |
| 🌍CYM | swtan Norwy · Swtanod Norwy |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Calypso · Spærling · Sperling |
| 🇩🇪German | Sparling · Stintdorsch |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Harmaaturska |
| 🇫🇷French | Mostelle de fond · Tacaud norvégien |
| 🌍ISL | Spærlingur |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Kever |
| 🌍NNO | augepål · augnepål |
| 🌍NOB | øyepål · øyepale |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Ogerpal · Skellbrosme · Üyepål |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Okowiel |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Faneca-noruega · Foneca noruega |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Faneca Noruega |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Vitlinglyra |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boreogadus esmarki | Nilsson | 1855 | Synonym |
| Gadus esmarkii | Nilsson | 1855 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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