Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes
Familia: Gadidae
Subfamilia: Lotinae
Genus: Molva
Species: Molva dypterygia
Name
Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
Synonyms
Gadus dypterygius Pennant, 1784
References
Pennant, T. 1784-85. Arctic zoology. 2 vols. Henry Hughs, London. Arctic zoology.
Molva dypterygia – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Blauleng
English: Blue ling
español: pez palo
Nederlands: Blauwe leng
polski: molwa niebieska
svenska: Birkelånga
The blue ling (Molva dypterygia) is a member of the cod family from the North Atlantic. It is usually 70 to 110 cm long, but the maximum length is 155 cm. Blue ling feed on fish (flatfishes, gobies, rocklings) and crustaceans and benthic invertebrates. The fish reaches sexual maturity at the age of six to 12 years.
References
Blue ling (Icelandic Fisheries)
Blålange (Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
Blue ling at Fishbase.org
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