Note:

I bargigli ed il colore lo distinguono dal Grongo delle baleari.

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
Kingdom: Animalia - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Chordonia - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Chordata - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
Class: Osteichthyes - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
Subclass: Actinopterygii - Ray-Finned Fishes
Infraclass: Actinopteri
Cohort: Clupeocephala
Superorder: Paracanthopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes - Cusk Eels
Family: Ophidiidae - Cuskeels
Subfamily: Ophidiinae
Genus: Ophidion - Linnaeus, 1758
Specific name: barbatum - Linnaeus, 1758
Scientific name: - Ophidion barbatum Linnaeus, 1758