vernalis, Merlangus Risso [A.] 1827:228 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Micromesistius poutassou (Risso 1827) -- (Svetovidov 1973:308 [ref. 7169], Cohen 1990:528 [ref. 15766], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:61 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2033 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Micromesistius poutassou (Risso 1827). Gadidae. Habitat: marine.