Five-bearded rockling
Ciliata mustela
Where is it found?
Marine
Diet and foraging method
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Pick up prey from the seabed.
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Key adaptations
The five-bearded rockling has five barbels around its mouth which give the fish its name, and allow them to sense for food on the sea bottom.
Social organisation and mating system
N/A
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
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"Ciliata mustela" by artvintage1800s.etsy.com - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciliata_mustela.jpg#/media/File:Ciliata_mustela.jpg
