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Common ling

The common ling (Molva molva), also known as the white ling or simply the ling, is a large member of the family Lotidae, a group of cod-like fish. It resembles the related rocklings, but it is much larger and has a single barbel. This species is unrelated to the pink ling, Genypterus blacodes, from the Southern Hemisphere. The common ling is found in the…

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related to Distribution · 19
Common ling → Atlantic, Barents Sea, Canada, Europe, France, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, It, Kattegat, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic, North Sea, Portugal, Skagerrak, Straits, The, UK
related to Human uses · 16
Common ling → Agriculture Organization, Atlantic, European, Faroese-based, Food, In, IUCN, Ling, Marine Conservation Society, Mediterranean Sea, Norway, So, Spain, The, This, United Kingdom
related to Habitat and biology · 15
Common ling → Atlantic, Bay, Biscay, Common, Each, European, Iceland, July, March, Mediterranean Sea, Norwegian Sea, Sexual, The, They, Trisopterus
related to Description · 9
Common ling → British, February, Gadiformes, However, It, Of, Shetland, The, This
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Common ling → demersal species that can be found over rocky substrates from 15 to 600 m or more in depth, longest and one of the largest of the cod-like fish, North Atlantic species found in the further eastern coast of Canada

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ling species common atlantic sea fish mediterranean molva also cm length found fin caught large southern mainly although family linnaeus

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Common lingis aNorth Atlantic species found in the further eastern coast of Canada0.90text
Common lingis alongest and one of the largest of the cod-like fish0.90text
Common lingis ademersal species that can be found over rocky substrates from 15 to 600 m or more in depth0.90text
Trisopterus esmarkiiinstance ofThey are mainly piscivorous and their main prey include species0.80text
Atlantic codinstance ofThey are mainly piscivorous and their main prey include species0.80text
Atlantic herringinstance ofThey are mainly piscivorous and their main prey include species0.80text
and flatfishinstance ofThey are mainly piscivorous and their main prey include species0.80text
but they also feed on crustaceansinstance ofThey are mainly piscivorous and their main prey include species0.80text
Common lingrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Common lingrelated to DescriptionGadiformes0.60section
Common lingrelated to DescriptionIt0.60section
Common lingrelated to DescriptionOf0.60section

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