five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 fivebeard rockling (Ciliata mustela) is a coastal ray-finned fish of the family Lotidae. the lings and rocklings. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is not a fish of any commercial importance.
Wikipedia contributors, Fivebeard 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
- Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- five-bearded rockling
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Lotidae
- Genus
- Ciliata
- 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
- genusCiliata Couch, 1832
- speciesCiliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ciliata. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ciliata tchangi Li, 1994 | LotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Onos mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Couchia minor Thompson, 1839 Thompson, 1839 | synonym |
| Couchia glauca (Couch, 1832) (Couch, 1832) | synonym |
| Gadus mustela Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Motella argenteola Düben & Koren, 1846 Düben & Koren, 1846 | synonym |
| Onos mustelus | synonym |
| Enchelyopus mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Molvella borealis Kaup, 1858 Kaup, 1858 | synonym |
| Gaidropsarus mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Motella mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Ciliata glauca Couch, 1832 Couch, 1832 | 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=126448 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:VBRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.