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Putassu

Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)

Status not recordedbony fish

The putassu (Micromesistius poutassou) is a species in the family Gadidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about the putassu

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 putassu live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the putassu as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Russia
  2. Ukraine

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the putassu 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 putassu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyGadidae
  6. genusMicromesistius
  7. SpeciesMicromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1827)

Synonyms Boreogadus poutassou, Gadus melanostomus, Gadus potassoa, Gadus poutassou, Merlangius poutassou, Merlangus albus, Merlangus communis, Merlangus pertusis, Merlangus pertusus, Merlangus poutassou, Merlangus vernalis, Micromessistius poutassou

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Blue whitingEnglish
  • Couch's whitingEnglish
  • PoutassouEnglish
  • abrilAsturian
  • lluçaCatalan
  • treska modraváCzech
  • swtan glasWelsh
  • kulmuleDanish
  • blauer WittlingGerman
  • ΠροσφυγάκιGreek
  • PiripiSpanish
  • bakaladaBasque
  • mustakitaturskaFinnish
  • poutassouFrench
  • kolmunniIcelandic
  • meluItalian
  • プタスダラJapanese
  • kolmuleNorwegian Bokmål
  • blauwe wijtingDutch
  • kolmuleNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kolmuleNorwegian
  • błękitekPolish
  • LírioPortuguese
  • Путассу севернаяRussian
  • merluci bluAlbanian
  • UgoticaSerbian
  • kolmuleSwedish
  • Mavi MezgitTurkish
  • Путасу північнаUkrainian
  • 藍鱈Chinese
  • bacallaretCatalan
  • maireCatalan
  • Swtanod GlasWelsh
  • blåhvillingDanish
  • SortmundDanish
  • bacaladillaSpanish
  • merlan bleuFrench
  • potassoloItalian
  • blåhvittingNorwegian Bokmål
  • blåkvitingNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kolkjeftNorwegian Nynorsk
  • blågunnarNorwegian
  • maria-molePortuguese
  • pichelimPortuguese
  • verdinhoPortuguese
  • Северная путассуRussian
  • merluci tripendëshAlbanian
  • blagunnarSwedish
  • derinsu mezgitiTurkish
  • mavi mezgit baligiTurkish
  • Путассу північнаUkrainian
  • 小鰭鱈Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the putassu

Other species in the same genus Micromesistius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the putassu an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the putassu as introduced in 2 countries: Russia and Ukraine, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the putassu?

The putassu (Micromesistius poutassou) 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). Putassu (Micromesistius poutassou). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/putassu

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BibTeX
@misc{putassu_2026,
  title = {Putassu (Micromesistius poutassou)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/putassu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}