Biology:Spanish ling
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Lotidae |
| Genus: | Molva |
| Species: | M. macrophthalma
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| Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)
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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]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198592/45132502. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126460.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Froese, Rainer and 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=wWQw11SLvVwC&q=%22mediterranean+ling%22&pg=PA1455.
- ↑ 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-018-0119-5.
- ↑ "Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/5214875.
- ↑ "Blue Ling and Spanish Ling | Britishseafishing.co.uk". March 16, 2013. https://britishseafishing.co.uk/blue-ling-and-spanish-ling/,%20https://britishseafishing.co.uk/blue-ling-and-spanish-ling/.
- ↑ "Food Items - Molva macrophthalma". https://www.fishbase.se/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=1929&genus=Molva&species=macrophthalma.
- ↑ 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276354751.
Wikidata ☰ Q824819 entry
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