Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder.
(Three-bearded rockling. Photo by © Liam Faisey. cornishkayakangler.weebly.com)
Three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) was first described in 1824 by the French scientist Hippolyte Cloquet (1787-1840).
It inhabits the depths of 20-120 meters. It swims near the rocky bottom. It occurs near the muddy, sandy and pebble bottom as well. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm; specimens up to 25 cm long are more common. It feeds on shrimps, crabs, small-sized fish and mollusks.
(Three-bearded rockling. Photo by Henk Heessen. marinespecies.org)
It is a permanent rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of three-bearded rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) in other languages are as follows:
Motele me njolla (Albanian), Driedradige meun (Dutch), Αγουλιανός (Agulianos) (Greek), Mollareta (Spanish), Motella maculata (Italian), Dreibärtelige Seequappe (German), Motela trójwąsa (Polish), Laibeque-de-três-barbilhos (Portuguese), Обыкновенная галея (Obyknovennaya galeya) (Russian), Ugorova majka pečatica (Croatian, Serbian), Lisasta morska miš (Slovenian), Motelle commune (French).