Micromesistius Gill [T. N.] 1863:231 Masc. Merlangus poutassou Risso 1827. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Spelled Brachymesistius on page 233 (regarded as a lapsus for Micromesistius). •Valid as Micromesistius Gill 1863 -- (Svetovidov 1973:308 [ref. 7169], Inada & Nakamura 1975 [ref. 7099], Fahay & Markle 1984:267 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:689 [ref. 13676], Chiu & Markle 1990:190 [ref. 21686], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:60 [ref. 18936], Miller 1993:562 [ref. 21297], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1022 [ref. 27011], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:29 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:177 [ref. 33547], Struthers 2015:877 [ref. 34261], Bañón et al. 2016:316 [ref. 34397], Gaemers 2016:45 [ref. 34969]). Current status: Valid as Micromesistius Gill 1863. Gadidae.