Spanish ling
The Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma), also called the Mediterranean ling and even blue ling,[1][3] is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Lotidae |
| Genus: | Molva |
| Species: | M. macrophthalma |
| Binomial name | |
| Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) | |
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Description
It maximum length is 108 cm (3.54 ft).[3]
Habitat
Spanish ling lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean;[1][3] it is common in the Azores. It lives at moderate shallow waters,[4] 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.[5][6]
Behaviour
It feeds on bony fish, squid and lobsters.[7][8] Known parasites include Lernaeocera copepods.[9]
References
- Nedreaas, K.; Nielsen, J.; Cook, R.; Fernandes, P.; Florin, A.; Lorance, P. (2014). "Molva macrophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198592A45132502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198592A45132502.en. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- "Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Molva macrophthalma" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- 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)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- "Blue Ling and Spanish Ling | Britishseafishing.co.uk". March 16, 2013.
- "Food Items - Molva macrophthalma". www.fishbase.se.
- Quigley, Declan T. G.; Declan MacGabhann; Douglas Herdson (2014). "Spanish or Mediterranean ling Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) in Irish and UK waters: further records and a review of records". Porcupine Marine Natural History Society Bulletin. 1: 33–35.
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