Spanish ling
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Lotidae |
Genus: | Molva |
Species: | M. macrophthalma
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Binomial name | |
Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)
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The Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma), also called the Mediterranean ling,[3] is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.[4]
Description[]
It maximum length is 108 cm (3.54 ft).[5]
Habitat[]
Spanish ling lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean; it is common in the Azores. It lives at moderate shallow waters,[6] being recorded at depths of 388–754 m (1,273–2,474 ft) in the Ionian Sea, and has also been found in the Aegean Sea.[7][8]
Behaviour[]
It feeds on bony fish, squid and lobsters.[9][10] Known parasites include Lernaeocera copepods.[11]
References[]
- ^ Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Paul Fernandes (School of Biological Sciences, Zoology Building; Lorance (IFREMER), Pascal; Research), Kjell Nedreaas (Institute of Marine; Strathclyde), Robin Cook (MASTS Marine Population Modelling Group Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of; Ann-Britt Florin (Institute Of Coastal Research, Department of Aquatic Resources (October 18, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Molva macrophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)".
- ^ "Ling | fish". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ Canada, Fisheries Research Board of (July 2, 1962). "Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada". University of Toronto Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Molva macrophthalma, Spanish ling". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Burton, Maurice; Burton, Robert (July 2, 2002). International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9780761472667 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bayhan, Yusuf Kenan; Erguden, Deniz; Alagoz Erguden, Sibel; Altun, Ayhan (April 1, 2019). "First Substantiated Record of Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) in Southern Aegean Sea, Turkey". Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 35 (1): 271–274. doi:10.1007/s41208-018-0119-5. S2CID 134789338 – via Springer Link.
- ^ "Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)". www.gbif.org.
- ^ "Blue Ling and Spanish Ling | Britishseafishing.co.uk". March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Food Items - Molva macrophthalma". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ "SPANISH OR MEDITERRANEAN LING MOLVA MACROPHTHALMA (RAFINESQUE, 1810) IN IRISH AND UK WATERS - FURTHER RECORDS AND A REVIEW OF RECORDS". ResearchGate.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ray-finned fish stubs
- Lotidae
- Fish described in 1810