Blue ling Molva dypterygia
Where the blue ling lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,791 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
Where does the blue ling live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue ling in 7 countries and territories across Europe.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
What kind of animal is the blue ling?
The blue ling (Molva dypterygia) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Gadidae, genus Molva. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the blue ling
The blue ling (Molva dypterygia) is a marine ray-finned fish in the family Lotidae (which is related to the cod family Gadidae). It is found in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea, and is commercially important.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue ling (revision 1360620340), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q882968 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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