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Shore rockling

Gaidropsarus mediterraneus

156Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb11
Mar25
Apr11
May9
Jun6
Jul18
Aug21
Sep23
Oct14
Nov7
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England29
2Isles of Scilly England10
3Devon England7
4Plymouth England7
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland5
6Pembrokeshire Wales2
7Swansea Wales2
8Dorset England1
9Highland Scotland1
10North Yorkshire England1
11Orkney Islands Scotland1
12North Ayrshire Scotland1
95 England7 Scotland8 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
156
Peak month
March
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
116
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Lotidae
Genus
Gaidropsarus
Name with authority
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1007357 · GBIF 2415550