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Fivebeard rockling

Ciliata mustela

1,563Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
32Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan188
Feb376
Mar141
Apr18
May24
Jun28
Jul51
Aug119
Sep234
Oct111
Nov33
Dec30

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England28
2Plymouth England23
3Devon England20
4Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland18
5Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland15
6Isles of Scilly England10
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland8
8Bristol, City of England7
9Highland Scotland6
10Norfolk England5
11North Yorkshire England4
12Brighton and Hove England4
13Pembrokeshire Wales3
14East Lothian Scotland3
15Swansea Wales3
210 England24 Scotland78 Wales228 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,563
Peak month
February
Counties with records
32
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ciliata mustela
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
706
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Lotidae
Genus
Ciliata
Name with authority
Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
48

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q867366 · GBIF 2415526