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Cepelan

Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The cepelan (Trisopterus minutus) is a species in the family Gadidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about the cepelan

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cepelan live?

Not recorded

Is the cepelan endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cepelan classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyGadidae
  6. genusTrisopterus
  7. SpeciesTrisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Brachygadus minutus, Gadulus minutus, Gadus capelanus, Gadus minutus, Gadus tacaud, Morua capelanus, Trisopterus minutes, Trisopterus minutus minutus

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Poor codEnglish
  • Poor-codEnglish
  • xodiónAsturian
  • capellàCatalan
  • treska středozemníCzech
  • Còd EbrillWelsh
  • glyseDanish
  • ZwergdorschGerman
  • ΦίγιGreek
  • molleraSpanish
  • paneka txikiBasque
  • PikkuturskaFinnish
  • capelanFrench
  • FodónGalician
  • UgoticaSerbian (Latin)
  • törpe tőkehalHungarian
  • dvergþorskurIcelandic
  • BusbanaItalian
  • sypikeNorwegian Bokmål
  • dwergbolkDutch
  • sypikeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • sypikeNorwegian
  • karlikPolish
  • fanecàoPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный капеланRussian
  • MoličSlovenian
  • glyskoljaSwedish
  • Tavuk BalığıTurkish
  • 細長臀鱈Chinese
  • mòlleraCatalan
  • codyn ebrillWelsh
  • capellanSpanish
  • capelan de MéditerranéeFrench
  • petit tacaudFrench
  • CappellanoItalian
  • merluzzettoItalian
  • merluzzo capellanoItalian
  • mormoroItalian
  • kolgeNorwegian Bokmål
  • koljeNorwegian Bokmål
  • kleine steenbolkDutch
  • FanecãoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cepelan

Other species in the same genus Trisopterus.

Bib

Trisopterus luscus

GadidaeNo free photo yet

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarkii

GadidaeNo free photo yet

Capelin

Trisopterus capelanus

GadidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCepelan vs BibCepelan vs Norway poutCepelan vs CapelinCepelan vs Trisopterus brevicollum

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the cepelan?

The cepelan (Trisopterus minutus) belongs to the family Gadidae in the order Gadiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cepelan (Trisopterus minutus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cepelan

MLA

“Cepelan (Trisopterus minutus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cepelan.

BibTeX
@misc{cepelan_2026,
  title = {Cepelan (Trisopterus minutus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cepelan},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}