Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Batrachoidiformes
Gymnotiformes
Cypriniformes
Coelacanthiformes
Gobiesociformes
Rajiformes
Carangaria/misc
Myxiniformes
Callionymiformes
Myctophiformes
Rhinopristiformes
Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Stomiiformes
Carcharhiniformes
Cyprinodontiformes
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Lampriformes
Percopsiformes
Galaxiiformes
Osteoglossiformes
Echinorhiniformes
Eupercaria/misc
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Atheriniformes
Perciformes/Percoidei
Acropomatiformes
Gadiformes
Ovalentaria/misc
Polypteriformes
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Gaidropsarus biscayensis (Collett, 1890)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. First dorsal spine followed by a few small fleshy filaments. Two fang-like teeth at the symphysis of the upper jaw.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Gaidropsaridae

Genus: Gaidropsarus

Species: Gaidropsarus biscayensis (Collett, 1890)

Climate Zone

Temperate

Location

Eastern Central Atlantic: western Mediterranean and northern part of central Mediterranean. Also from Spain and Portugal to Morocco and Madeira.

Biology

Found in offshore waters on mud, shell and coral bottoms. Feed on crustaceans. Spawning occurs in February. Occasionally sold in markets.

Habitat

benthopelagic