Bigeye rockling

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Bigeye rockling
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Illustration from The fishes of Great Britain and Ireland (1880–1884), bigeye rockling in the top right.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gaidropsaridae
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

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]

References

  1. ↑ Nedreaas, K.; Florin, A.; Fernandes, P.; Cook, R.; Lorance, P. (2014). "Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T154880A45130923. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T154880A45130923.en .
  2. 1 2 WoRMS. "Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus (Günther, 1867)". World Register of Marine Species .
  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   978-92-5-102890-2 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-316-03345-6 – 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   978-92-5-102890-2 – 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 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus". FishBase .
  10. ↑ "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. October 3, 1986 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus (Günther, 1867)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility .
  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   978-90-8686-878-0 – via Google Books.


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