Gadella maraldi grow to a maximum length of 30 centimetres (12 in). Its upper jaw has two rows of teeth, the outer row is … See more

Gadella maraldi is found in the warmer waters of the north eastern Atlantic from the southern Atlantic coast of Portugal south to west Africa, its southern limit in Africa being uncertain. Its Atlantic range includes the Canary Isla… See more

Gadella maraldi is a benthopelagic fish which can be found on the upper continental slope, over hard substrates at depths ranging from 150 to 700 m, to 368–748m in the east Ionian Sea. Spawning most likely takes plac… See more

It is taken as a bycatch and occasionally recorded in markets but it is not a commercially significant species. See more

The specific name maraldi honours the French-Italian astronomer and mathematician Giacomo F. Maraldi (1665-1729), who was also known as Jacques Maraldi. See more