Enchelyopus cimbrius

FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
PhycidaeEnchelyopus cimbrius(Linnaeus)1766Fourbeard Rockling

Enchelyopus cimbrius

Unique Characters: Four barbels – one at each anterior nostril; one at tip of snout; and one on chin. Dorsal fin in three parts: 1st part a single, thickened, unsegmented ray; 2nd part a low fleshy ridge of unsegmented rays in a shallow groove; and 3rd part long-based with 45 to 52 segmented rays.

Similar Species: None

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