Norwegian record Three-bearded rockling: 870 g

About Three-bearded rockling

The three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) is the largest rockling in northern European waters, reaching up to about 60 cm and roughly 0.75 kg. It is named for its three barbels: one on the chin and two on the snout. The body is long and soft, with two dorsal fins, the first low and short and the second very long. Colour ranges from pale to reddish brown, with large chocolate-brown blotches on the head and body, which helps separate it from other three-barbelled rocklings. It lives among kelp and seaweed and also over sand and mud, usually at depths of about 10–150 m. It feeds on crustaceans, bivalves and small fish. The range runs from the Mediterranean and Portugal north to the Faroe Islands and Norway. It has no commercial importance but may turn up as bycatch when bottom fishing close to kelp. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia, Atlanterhavsparken

• Habitat: Saltvann

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