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Three-bearded rockling
Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824)
AnimalsCod, forkbeards, whiting, pollack,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Dreibärtelige SeequappeGerman (Germany)
- LotaEuropean Spanish
- MollaretaEuropean Spanish
- Motelle communeFrench (France)
- Gari (Provence)French (France)
- Motelle à trois barbillonsFrench (France)
- Motelle tachetéeFrench (France)
- Moustelle communeFrench (France)
- Motella maculataItalian (Italy)
- Driedradige meunDutch (Netherlands)
- LaibequeEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- SEIGNE Eric, BARRABES Michel, DE CASAMAJOR Marie-Noëlle, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 22/03/2025 : Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2699
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 03/05/2026 : Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2271
Modification history
- Modified by Pascal COATNOAN on 03/05/2026
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