Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)

Scientific name: Gaidropsarus mediterraneus Linnaeus, 1758

Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus)

The Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus) is a marine fish of the family Lotidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 5–18°C (41–64°F).

Shore rockling care at a glance

Temperature
5–18°C (41–64°F)

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. First dorsal-fin ray followed by a few small fleshy filament. Color varies, brown sometimes reddish and with a vermiculated or mottled pattern dorsally. Paler ventrally. The median fin borders dark. One barbel on the lower jaw and two on the snout. Marbled coloration on the back.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
Family
Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
450 m (1476 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 450 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: southern Norway, around the western shores of the British Isles to the southwest and south coasts of Europe, into the Black Sea, and on the northwest African coast.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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