Molva macrophthalma, Spanish ling

Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque 1810)

Spanish ling
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 1000 m (Ref. 56504), usually 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 117150).   Subtropical; 59°N - 30°N, 32°W - 36°E (Ref. 56844)

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Eastern Atlantic: Irish Atlantic slope south and including the Mediterranean.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41333)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs on the upper slope (Ref. 6144). Depth range from 388-754 in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cohen, D.M., 1990. Gadidae. p. 526-531. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6144)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2014

CITES (Ref. 123416)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10 - 13.3, mean 11.2 °C (based on 90 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00219 (0.00121 - 0.00397), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.8 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (63 of 100) .