Molva

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Molva
Common Ling (M. molva)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Molva
Lesueur, 1819

Molva, the lings, is a genus of lotid fishes.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) (Blue ling)
  • Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) (Spanish ling)
  • Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common ling)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Molva in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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