Three-bearded rockling: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the three-bearded rockling lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gaidropsarus vulgaris
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gadiformes
Family	Gadidae

Where does the three-bearded rockling live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the three-bearded rockling in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the three-bearded rockling endangered?

The three-bearded rockling’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the three-bearded rockling?

The three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Gadidae, genus Gaidropsarus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the three-bearded rockling

The three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) is found in European waters from the central Norwegian coast and the Faroe Islands, through the North Sea, and around the British Isles to the region around the western Mediterranean. They can grow to a maximum length of 60 cm (2 ft). Their coloration varies from dusky to pale, with large chocolate-brown spots on the head and body, and fin coloration varies with location. They also may have xanthochromism, which is colour condition characterized by overt of yellow-orange-red pigmentation, because of high levels of xanthophores in the skin. Three barbels, one on the bottom jaw and two on the snout, provide the fish with its common name.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Three-bearded rockling (revision 1350927558), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1007360 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).