Fishing for Shore rockling

Gaidropsarus mediterraneus

The shore rockling is an elongated, eel-like marine fish with a slender body and three barbels around the mouth — two on the snout and one on the chin. Dark brown to reddish, it hides among rocks and seaweed in shallow coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Adults reach about 20 inches. It shelters in crevices by day. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Saltwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Not evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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