four-bearded rockling
Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The fourbeard rockling or four-bearded rockling (Enchelyopus cimbrius) is a species of gaidropsarid fish found in the northern Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to 41 cm (16 in) in total length. It is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.
Wikipedia contributors, Fourbeard rockling; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:11.198933+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- four-bearded rockling
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Lotidae
- Genus
- Enchelyopus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyLotidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusEnchelyopus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesEnchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Onos cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Rhinonemus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Motella caudacuta Storer, 1858 Storer, 1858 | synonym |
| Gadus cimbricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Couchia edwardii Couch, 1866 Couch, 1866 | synonym |
| Gaidropsarus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Gadus cimbrius Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Gaidropsarus pacificus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Motella pacifica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | synonym |
| Motella cimbrica (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Rhinonemus caudacuta (Storer, 1858) (Storer, 1858) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126450 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39NMN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.