Gaidropsarus mediterraneus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes

Familia: Gadidae
Subfamilia: Gaidropsarinae
Genus: Gaidropsarus
Species: Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
Name

Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Original combination: Gadus mediterraneus

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 255. Open access Reference page.
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names
brezhoneg: Leogenn zu
English: Shore rockling
euskara: Aholatz mediterraneo
suomi: Rantamade
français: Motelle de Méditerranée
italiano: Motella
Nederlands: Driedadige meun
svenska: Strandskärlånga
Türkçe: Gelincik
українська: Минь середземноморський
Tiếng Việt: Cá tuyết đá bờ biển
中文: 地中海三鬚鱈

The shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus) is a mottled brown, small, elongated fish. This eel-like fish has three barbels on its head, with the second dorsal fin and the anal fin running the length of most of its body. These fins may be viewed moving in a continuous wave motion.

The shore rockling is often confused with the five-bearded rockling (Ciliata mustela) and the larger three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris), due to their similar colourings, shape, and habitat. As the name suggests, the main visual differences are the five-bearded rockling having five barbels around its mouth, whereas the three-bearded rockling has a significant redness to its brown colouring when compared to the shore rockling. Shore rocklings can also be eaten, as the flesh is also very tender.

Shore rocklings live in rocks, feeding on both worms and crustaceans. They are distributed in the eastern Atlantic from the mid-Norwegian coast south to the Straits of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean Sea,[4] where it is found along the coasts of north-west Africa and southern Europe into the Black Sea.[5]
References

Nedreaas, K.; Lorance, P.; Cook, R.; Fernandes, P.; Florin, A.; Nielsen, J. (2015). "Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198548A45131120. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
Di Natale, A.; Molinari, A.; Őztűrk, B.; Srour, A. (2011). "Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Mediterranean assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T198548A9025938. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Gaidropsarus mediterraneus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Alwyne Wheeler (1992). The Pocket Guide to Salt Water Fishes of Britain and Europe (1997 ed.). Parkgate Books. p. 94. ISBN 1855853647.
Daniel M. Cohen; Tadashi Inada; Tomio Iwamoto & Nadia Scialabba, eds. (1990). VOL.10 GADIFORM FISHES OF THE WORLD (Order Gadiformes) An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 341–342. ISBN 92-5-102890-7. Retrieved 2 April 2018.