Northern rockling (Ciliata septentrionalis)

Scientific name: Ciliata septentrionalis Collett, 1875

Northern rockling (Ciliata septentrionalis)

The Northern rockling (Ciliata septentrionalis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Lotidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, around the British Isles and northward along the European coasts to northern Norway. Also found at the Faeroe Islands and Iceland.

Biology

Found in the sublittoral zone, on sand or mud bottoms. Feed mostly on decapod crustaceans, lobsters, crabs, mysids and polychaetes. Oviparous. Spawning may take place in deeper waters.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ciliata septentrionalis
Family
Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
10–90 m (33–295 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceano-estuarine; depth range 10 - 90 m, usually 10 - 50 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: around the British Isles and northward along the European coasts to northern Norway. Also found at the Faeroe Islands and Iceland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1; tmax=3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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