CategoryFishes of the Adriatic. Guide-book

Fish of the Saurida genus of the Synodontidae (lizardfishes) family of the Synodontoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Brushtooth lizardfish. Photo by © Baki Yokes. elreedy1.blogspot.com) Brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) was first described in 1848 by the Scottish naturalist John Richardson (1787-1865). It inhabits the depths of…

Fish of the Synodus genus of the Synodontidae (lizardfishes) family of the Synodontoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder. (Atlantic lizardfish. Photo © biologiamarina.org) Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 400 meters, usually…

Gadiformes and Zeiformes are two orders of fish that inhabit the Adriatic Sea and belong to the same Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Joachim Beuckelaer. The Four Elements: Water. 1569) Gadiformes is the order of sea demersal fish. The representatives of the order never have spines in the fins. Many fish have a barb…

Fish of the Gadiculus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Silvery pout. Photo © jypichthyology.info) Silvery pout (Gadiculus argenteus) was first described in 1850 by the French zoologist Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876). It lives at a depth of 100-1000 meters. It inhabits the…

Fish of the Merlangius genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Whiting. Photo by © Hans Hillewaert. flickr.com/photos/bathyporeia) Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 10-200 meters, usually 30-100 meters.…

Fish of the Micromesistius genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Blue whiting. Photo © Havforskningsinstituttet, imr.no) Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) was first described in 1827 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 150-3,000 meters, usually 300-400 meters. It is…

Fish of the Merlucciidae genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (European hake. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se) European hake (Merluccius merluccius) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the…

Fish of the Trisopterus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Pouting. Photo by © H. Zell. zipcodezoo.com) Pouting (Trisopterus luscus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Karl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 30-100 meters. The maximum…

Fish of the Trisopterus genus of the Gadidae (сods, or true cods) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Trisopterus capelanus. Photo by © Fran Çois. flickr.com/photos/83177560@N05) Trisopterus capelanus was first described in 1800 by the French ichthyologist and statesman Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825). It inhabits the depths of…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean bigeye rockling. Photo by © Mariano García Rodriguez. fishbase.org) Mediterranean bigeye rockling (Gaidropsarus biscayensis) was first described in 1890 by the Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett (1842-1913). It inhabits the depths of 80-600 meters. The maximum…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Azores rockling. Photo by © Carmelo Infortuno. colapisci.it) Azores rockling (Gaidropsarus granti) was first described in 1903 by the by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943). It inhabits the depths of 20-250…

Fish of the Gaidropsarus genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Shore rockling. Photo by © Liam Faisey. cornishkayakangler.weebly.com) Shore rockling (Gaidropsarus mediterraneus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 1-450 meters. Usually, it swims…

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…

Fish of the Molva (lings) genus of the Lotidae (lings, or rocklings) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Blue ling. Photo by © Andrey Dolgov. fishbase.org) Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) was first described in 1784 by Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant (1726-1798). It inhabits the depths of 150-1,000 meters, usually 350-500 meters. It…

Fish of the Phycis genus of the Phycidae (Phycid hakes) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Greater forkbeard. Photo by © Pedro Niny Duarte(c)ImagDOP. fishbase.org) Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides) was first described in 1768 by the Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827). It inhabits the depths of 10-1,047 meters,…

Fish of the Phycis genus of the Phycidae (Phycid hakes) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Forkbeard. Photo © ronjenjehrvatska.com) Forkbeard (Phycis phycis) was first described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). It inhabits the depths of 13-614 meters, usually 100-200 meters. It often swims near…

Fish of the Gadella genus of the Moridae (codlings, or hakelings, or moras) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Gadella. Photo © Northernmost Records Of Gadella Maraldi. ingentaconnect.com) Gadella (Gadella maraldi) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 150-748 meters. It swims…

Fish of the Lepidion genus of the Moridae (codlings, or hakelings, or moras) family of the Gadiformes order of the Paracanthopterygii superorder. (Mediterranean codling. Picture by © fishbase.org) Mediterranean codling (Lepidion lepidion) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It inhabits the depths of 500-2,230 meters. The maximum recorded…