APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Shore rockling (Rockpool fish)
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Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- side view 1

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- side view 2

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- head / side view 1

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- head / side view 2

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- head / side view 3

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- head / top view 1

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- head / top view 2

Shore rockling
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
- head close-up 1

Images taken at Jennycliff Beach, near Plymouth, Devon; and at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall.

This species can easily be confused with Ciliata mustela, the Five-bearded rockling; the latter having five beards rather than three.

Scientific and European Names:
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus, Shore rockling.

APHOTOMARINE - A photographic guide to aid the recognition and identification of Gaidropsarus mediterraneus Shore Rockling Rockpool Fish Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.