Arctic rockling
📖 Overview
Epibenthic . Found offshore in deep water, always on soft bottoms of gravel, sand, mud, shells, and stones. Occurs in water temperatures close to or below 0°C. Feeds on decapod, amphipod, and euphausiid crustaceans, sometimes fishes are included in the diet .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Arctic rockling is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Arctic rockling is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Arctic rockling is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 150 - 2260 m , usually 400 - ? m . Boreal; 76°N - 40°N, 71°W - 31°E North Atlantic: off Newfoundland and Labrador and west of British Isles.
🌿 Ecology
decapod, amphipod, and euphausiid crustaceans, sometimes fishes are included in the diet (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Arctic rockling is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Arctic rockling is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Arctic rockling has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Arctic rockling · Arctic threebearded rockling · Silver rockling · Treebearded rockling · silvery rockling |
| 🌍CES | mník stříbřitý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Kortstrålet arktisk havkvabbe |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | jäämade |
| 🇫🇷French | Motelle arctique · Mustèle argentée |
| 🌍ISL | Rauða sævesla |
| 🌍NNO | sølvtangbrosme |
| 🌍NOB | sølvtangbrosme |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Sølv-tangbrosme |
| 🇵🇱Polish | motela srebrzysta |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Barbuda-ártica |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Полярный морской налим |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Barbada |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 銀三鬚鱈 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaidropsarus reinhardti | Collett | 1879 | Synonym |
| Motella argentata | Reinhardt | 1837 | Synonym |
| Motella reinhardi | Collett | 1879 | Synonym |
| Motella reinhardti | Collett | 1879 | Synonym |
| Onogadus argentatus | Reinhardt | 1838 | Synonym |
| Onos argentatus | Reinhardt | 1837 | Synonym |
| Onos reinhardi | Collett | 1879 | Synonym |
| Onus reinhardti | Collett | 1879 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 45 records indexed .
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