Molva macrophthalma (*)
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 macrophthalma
Name
Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)
Synonyms
Phycis macrophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
References
Rafinesque, C. S. 1810. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi.
Molva macrophthalma – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
polski: molwa hiszpańska
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
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.). "Molva macrophthalma". 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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