Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)

Scientific name: Molva dypterygia Pennant, 1784

Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)

The Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) is a marine fish of the family Lotidae.

Biology

Found mostly from 350-500 m depth on muddy bottoms. Feed on crustaceans and fish (flatfishes, gobies, rocklings).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Molva dypterygia
Family
Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
155
Depth range
150–1000 m (492–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 150 - 1000 m, usually 350 - 500 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: southwestern Barents Sea, sometimes north to Spitsbergen, southeastern Greenland, southern coast of Iceland, around the British Isles and south to Morocco and into the Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13-0.16; tm=8-11; tmax=20)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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