APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) - Five-bearded rockling (Rockpool fish)
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Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- in rockpool / head 1

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- in rockpool / head 2

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- in aquarium / head 1

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- in rockpool / top view 1

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- side view 1

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- side view 2

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- dorsal fin 1

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- head 1

Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
- head 2

Images of species taken across the south coast of Devon and Cornwall; locations include Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, 02.09.11; caught on rod and line Saltash, Cornwall, 03.01.05; and Jennycliff Beach, Plymouth, Devon, 03.01.06.

This species can easily be confused with Gaidropsarus mediterraneus, the Shore rockling; the latter having three beards rather than five.

Scientific and European Names:
Ciliata mustela, Five-bearded rockling, Vijfdradige meun, Funfbartelige Seequappe, Zeepuitaal, Mostelle a cinq barbillons, Madreanguila, Motella.

Ciliata mustela Five Bearded Rockling Rockpool Fish Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.