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

Bigeye rockling
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Gaidropsarus
Species:
G. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
(Günther, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Antonogadus macrophthalmus Günther, 1867
  • Gaidropsarus macropthalmus Günther, 1867
  • Motella macrophthalma Günther, 1867
  • Motella macrophthalmus Günther, 1867
  • Onus carpenteri Günther, 1867
  • Onus macrophthalmus Günther, 1867

Description

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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

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Marine Species Identification Portal : Bigeye rockling - Antonogadus macrophthalmus". species-identification.org.
  9. ^ a b "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.