Bigeye rockling

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Bigeye rockling
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Gaidropsarus
Species:
G. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
(Günther, 1867)
Synonyms [2]
  • Antonogadus macrophthalmusGünther, 1867
  • Gaidropsarus macropthalmusGünther, 1867
  • Motella macrophthalmaGünther, 1867
  • Motella macrophthalmusGünther, 1867
  • Onus carpenteriGünther, 1867
  • Onus macrophthalmusGünther, 1867

The bigeye rockling (Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus) is a species of fish in the family Lotidae. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Description

Illustration from The fishes of Great Britain and Ireland (1880-1884), bigeye rockling in the top right. The fishes of Great Britain and Ireland (Plate LXXXVIII) (6934998075).jpg
Illustration from The fishes of Great Britain and Ireland (1880–1884), bigeye rockling in the top right.

The bigeye rockling's maximum length is 25 cm (9.8 in). [2] It is silvery-pink in colour, its back mottled with medium brown, and the eyes more than half the length of its snout. [8] The first dorsal spine is followed by fleshy filaments. There is one barbel on the lower jaw and two on the snout. The upper jaw has long pointed teeth. [9] [10]

Habitat

Bigeye rockling live in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. [11] It is demersal, living at depths of 150–530 m (490–1,740 ft). [12]

Behaviour

Bigeye rockling feed on crustaceans. [9] It breeds in early spring. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Paul Fernandes (School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building; Lorance (IFREMER), Pascal; Research), Kjell Nedreaas (Institute of Marine; Strathclyde), Robin Cook (MASTS Marine Population Modelling Group Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of; Ann-Britt Florin (Institute Of Coastal Research, Department of Aquatic Resources (October 18, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species– via www.iucnredlist.org.
  2. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus (Günther, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. ↑ "Bigeye rockling - Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus - (Günther, 1867)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Daniel M.; Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (October 3, 1990). Gadiform Fishes of the World: Order Gadiformes, an Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and Other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251028902 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9781316033456 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (October 3, 1990). FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251028902 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Svetovidov, Anatoliĭ Nikolaevich (October 3, 1962). "Gadiformes (Treskoobraznye)". Israel Program for Scientific Translations; [available from the Office of Technical Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington] – via Google Books.
  8. 1 2 "Marine Species Identification Portal : Bigeye rockling - Antonogadus macrophthalmus". species-identification.org.
  9. 1 2 "Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus, Bigeye rockling : fisheries". www.fishbase.se.
  10. ↑ "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. October 3, 1986 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus (Günther, 1867)". www.gbif.org.
  12. ↑ Heessen, Henk J. L.; Daan, Niels; Ellis, Jim R. (September 1, 2015). Fish atlas of the Celtic Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea: Based on international research-vessel surveys. Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN   9789086868780 – via Google Books.
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