Illustration from The fishes of Great Britain and Ireland (1880–1884), bigeye rockling in the top right.
The bigeye rockling's maximum length is 25 cm (9.8 in).[2] It is silvery-pink in colour, its back mottled with medium brown, and the eyes more than half the length of its snout.[8] The first dorsal
spine is followed by fleshy filaments. There is one barbel on the lower jaw and two on the snout. The upper jaw has long pointed teeth.[9][10]
Habitat
Bigeye rockling live in the northeastern
Atlantic Ocean.[11] It is
demersal, living at depths of 150–530 m (490–1,740 ft).[12]
Behaviour
Bigeye rockling feed on
crustaceans.[9] It breeds in early spring.[8]
References
^Paul Fernandes (School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building; Lorance (IFREMER), Pascal; Research), Kjell Nedreaas (Institute of Marine; Strathclyde), Robin Cook (MASTS Marine Population Modelling Group Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of; Ann-Britt Florin (Institute Of Coastal Research, Department of Aquatic Resources (October 18, 2014).
"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
^Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (October 3, 1990).
FAO Fisheries Synopsis. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
ISBN9789251028902 – via Google Books.
^Svetovidov, Anatoliĭ Nikolaevich (October 3, 1962).
"Gadiformes (Treskoobraznye)". Israel Program for Scientific Translations; [available from the Office of Technical Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington] – via Google Books.