Molva dypterygia, Blue ling : fisheries

Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)

Blue ling
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Lotidae (Hakes and burbots)

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

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 150 - 1000 m (Ref. 54594), usually 350 - 500 m (Ref. 54594). Temperate; 79°N - 29°N, 65°W - 44°E (Ref. 54594)

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Northeast Atlantic: Southwestern Barents Sea, sometimes north to Spitsbergen, southeastern Greenland, southern coast of Iceland, around the British Isles and south to Morocco and into the western Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 86.5  range ? - 88 cm
Max length : 155 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); max. published weight: 30.0 kg (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 20 years (Ref. 1371)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 70 - 81. Lower jaw longer than upper jaw; barbel shorter than eye diameter. Back gray-brown, grading to white ventrally. Posterior portions of vertical fins dark with pale margins.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found mostly from 350-500 m depth on muddy bottoms. Feed on crustaceans and fish (flatfishes, gobies, rocklings) (Ref. 1371).

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Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index
(Ref. 82804) 		PD50 = 0.6562 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00282 (0.00160 - 0.00495), b=3.05 (2.89 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level
(Ref. 69278) 		4.5   ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience
(Ref. 120179) 		Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13-0.16; tm=8-11; tmax=20).
Rate of population increase Prior r = 0.31, 95% CL = 0.20 - 0.46, Based on 3 full stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 59153) 		Very high vulnerability (75 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability
(Ref. 125649) 		Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈
Price category
(Ref. 80766) 		Low.
Nutrients
(Ref. 124155) 		Calcium = 16.4 [8.1, 35.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.278 [0.142, 0.592] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [15.8, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.381 [0.204, 0.707] g/100g; Selenium = 29.8 [15.2, 59.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.9 [2.7, 40.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.305 [0.198, 0.473] mg/100g (wet weight);