HomeFreshwater aquarium fishOther freshwater fishPouting Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) Scientific name: Trisopterus luscus Linnaeus, 1758 The Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gadidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, British Isles and Skagerrak to the African coast, including offshore islands. Also in the western Mediterranean. BiologyGregarious fish; immature ones often occur in large schools. Lives mostly on the outer shelf, but moves inshore to depths of 50 m or less for spawning. Feeds on benthic crustaceans but also on small fish, mollusks and polychaetes. Caught as a bycatch, used as food fish.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameTrisopterus luscusFamilyGadidae (Cods and haddocks)OrderGadiformes (Cods)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length46.0Common length30.0Depth range30–100 m (98–328 ft)EnvironmentMarine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 30 - 100 mClimateTemperateDistributionEastern Atlantic: British Isles and Skagerrak to the African coast, including offshore islands. Also in the western Mediterranean.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariumsResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.4; tm=1-2; tmax=4; Fec=200,000) More other freshwater fishFinescale tigerfishDatnioides microlepisFreshwater garfishXenentodon cancilaShort-tailed pipefishMicrophis brachyurus brachyurusPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusLined soleAchirus lineatusSouth American lungfishLepidosiren paradoxaSee all other freshwater fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026