Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Shore rockling

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Gadiformes \| Lotidae
Synonyms	Gadus mediterraneus, Enchelyopus mediterraneus, Motella mediterranea, ... more
Common names	Motelle de Méditerranée, Bertorella, Three-bearded rockling, ... more

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Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)

Environment

Demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range ? - 450 m

Climate / Range

Temperate; 5°C - 18°C (Ref. 12468); 62°N - 33°N, 10°W - 42°E

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.
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Short description

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 (Ref. 1371). One barbel on the lower jaw and two on the snout. Marbled coloration on the back (Ref. 35388).

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).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)	Medium

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