Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae Hakes and burbots

Genus: Gaidropsarus

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

Gaidropsarus argentatus
[Arctic rockling]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Gaidropsarus biscayensis
[Mediterranean bigeye rockling]

Photo by SFSA

Gaidropsarus capensis
[Cape rockling]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Gaidropsarus ensis
[Threadfin rockling]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Gaidropsarus granti
[Azores rockling]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Gaidropsarus guttatus
[Spotted rockling]

Photo by SFSA

Gaidropsarus insularum
[Comb rockling]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
[Bigeye rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
[Shore rockling]

No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL

Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae
[New Zealand ling]

Photo by Simpson, R.

Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi
[Pakhorukov rockling]

No picture found
Southeast Pacific and pos

Gaidropsarus parini
[Parin rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Gaidropsarus vulgaris
[Three-bearded rockling]

13 Species of Family Lotidae with Genus Gaidropsarus
(Hakes and burbots)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1837	Gaidropsarus argentatus	Arctic rockling	North Atlantic	35 SL
1890	Gaidropsarus biscayensis	Mediterranean bigeye rockling	Eastern Central Atlantic	40 TL
1858	Gaidropsarus capensis	Cape rockling	Southeast Atlantic	20 TL
1837	Gaidropsarus ensis	Threadfin rockling	Northwest Atlantic	40 TL
1903	Gaidropsarus granti	Azores rockling	Eastern Atlantic	36 SL
1890	Gaidropsarus guttatus	Spotted rockling	Eastern Atlantic	32.6 TL
1945	Gaidropsarus insularum	Comb rockling	Southeast Atlantic	34 TL
1867	Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus	Bigeye rockling	Northeast Atlantic	25 TL
1758	Gaidropsarus mediterraneus	Shore rockling	Eastern Atlantic	50 TL
1874	Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae	New Zealand ling	Southwest Pacific	24.5 SL
1995	Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi	Pakhorukov rockling	Southwest Atlantic	30 TL
1986	Gaidropsarus parini	Parin rockling	Southeast Pacific and pos
1824	Gaidropsarus vulgaris	Three-bearded rockling	Northeast Atlantic	60 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: GadiformesFamily: Lotidae Hakes and burbotsGenus: Gaidropsarus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae Hakes and burbots

Genus: Gaidropsarus

(See list of species below)