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Ciliata septentrionalis
(Collett, 1875)
Paula Lightfoot A small rockling with 5 barbels found intertidally on the Yorkshire coast - can anyone tell me if it is a 5-bearded or northern rockling please? Apparently one difference is the shape and size of the mouth so I wondered if this photo might show enough detail.Chris Barrett I'd go with Ciliata mustela, in my experience of what's been found. Nice photo! :)
Chris Barrett Apparently Ciliata septentrionalis is more sub-littoral
Paula Lightfoot Thank you very much :)
Magnus Johnson and (according to Wheeler) C. mustela has no supplementary barbels above the side of the mouth.
Tony Gilbert I'd go with Ciliata mustela as well, for the same reason Magnus has given. Just checked Paul Kay & Francis Dipper's excellent fish guide, and they cite them (on the Northern) as "small skin lobes hanging down over the upper lip", which I guess are barbels of sorts.
Andy Horton http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Rockling.htm
Christian Skauge @Paula: 5-bearded northern rockling...?
Message posted on Seasearch Identifications on 19 May 2012