Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Gaidropsaridae Rocklings

Genus: Gaidropsarus

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

Arctic to North Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Gaidropsarus argentatus (Reinhardt, 1837)

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Gaidropsarus argentatus
[Arctic rockling]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Gaidropsarus biscayensis (Collett, 1890)

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Gaidropsarus biscayensis
[Mediterranean bigeye rockling]

Photo by SFSA

Southwest Indian Ocean an
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Gaidropsarus capensis (Kaup, 1858)

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Gaidropsarus capensis
[Cape rockling]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic and Arctic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Gaidropsarus ensis (Reinhardt, 1837)

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Gaidropsarus ensis
[Threadfin rockling]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.1 cm TL
 
Gaidropsarus gallaeciae
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Gaidropsarus granti (Regan, 1903)

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Gaidropsarus granti
[Azores rockling]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Gaidropsarus insularum Sivertsen, 1945

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Gaidropsarus insularum
[Comb rockling]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus (Günther, 1867)

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Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
[Bigeye rockling]
No picture found

Max. Length 32 cm SL
 
Gaidropsarus mauli
[]

Photo by Knorrn et al., 2024

East Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
Gaidropsarus mauritanicus Knorrn, Beuck & Freiwald, 2024

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Gaidropsarus mauritanicus
[]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic, from
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
[Shore rockling]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae
[New Zealand ling]

Photo by Simpson, R.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi Shcherbachev, 1995

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Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi
[Pakhorukov rockling]
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Max. Length 34.3 cm TL
 
Gaidropsarus parini
[Parin rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824)

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Gaidropsarus vulgaris
[Three-bearded rockling]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gaidropsarus argentatus Arctic rockling Arctic to North Atlantic 35 SL 1837
Gaidropsarus biscayensis Mediterranean bigeye rockling Eastern Central Atlantic 40 TL 1890
Gaidropsarus capensis Cape rockling Southwest Indian Ocean an 20 TL 1858
Gaidropsarus ensis Threadfin rockling North Atlantic and Arctic 40 TL 1837
Gaidropsarus gallaeciae Northeast Atlantic 11.1 TL 2022
Gaidropsarus granti Azores rockling Eastern Atlantic 36 SL 1903
Gaidropsarus insularum Comb rockling Southeast Atlantic 34 TL 1945
Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus Bigeye rockling Northeast Atlantic 25 TL 1867
Gaidropsarus mauli Atlantic 32 SL 2018
Gaidropsarus mauritanicus East Central Atlantic 7.3 TL 2024
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus Shore rockling Northeast Atlantic, from 50 TL 1758
Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae New Zealand ling Southwest Pacific 24.5 SL 1874
Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi Pakhorukov rockling Southwest Atlantic 30 TL 1995
Gaidropsarus parini Parin rockling Southeast Pacific 34.3 TL 1986
Gaidropsarus vulgaris Three-bearded rockling Northeast Atlantic 60 TL 1824



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