Shore rockling
| Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Gaidropsaridae (Rocklings) |
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| Order: | Gadiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Shore rockling | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic, from Norway and British Isles south to Morocco, including Canaries, Azores and Madeira, and the Mediterranean and Black Sea. | |||
| Adult biology: | Lives generally at shallow depths near the shores on rocky bottom with aquatic vegetation to 60 m depth. Feeds on fish, crustaceans, worms and algae. Sold fresh in markets, also made into fish meal (Ref. 1371). Caught as a by-catch by various fishing gears (Ref. 35388). | |||
| Diagnosis: | At 3-5 mm large ventrals with 4 rays pigmented to the base which reach slightly beyond the anus. At 6-10 mm 2 dorsal undivided fins. A lateral caudal spot. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 5 - 18°C; 62°N - 33°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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