Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bib
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The adult bib Trisopterus luscus is common offshore from 30 to 100 m and deeper. The younger fish tend to stay further inshore, with immature fish often found in large shoals over sandy areas. Distribution is from Skagerrak and the North Sea south to Morocco and the western Mediterranean. The fish mature in a year and reproduction generally takes place at depths of 50 to 70 m during March and April (Whitehead et al., 1986a).
A member of the cod fish family, Trisopterus luscus typically grows from 15 to 20 cm and rarely as big as 45cm. The bib is a pale coppery colour and in the water is easily recognised by 4 or 5 dark vertical bars which cannot be seen on trawled fish. The upper jaw projects beyond the lower and there is a chin barble (Whitehead et al., 1986a).
During the present survey bib were recorded from the Kosterfjord Säcken area where they were associatated with the debris and transitional zones. Reactions to the presence of the camera were mixed.
The bib are considered of little commercial importance (Lythgoe and Lythgoe, 1991).
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