blue ling
Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Blue ling
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue ling; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:45:41.965896+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
- Name authority
- (Pennant, 1784)
- Common name
- blue ling
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Lotidae
- Genus
- Molva
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGadiformes
- familyLotidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusMolva Lesueur, 1819
- speciesMolva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Molva. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish lingMolva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) | LotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| European lingMolva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) | LotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Molva abyssorum (Nilsson, 1832) (Nilsson, 1832) | synonym |
| Molva dypterygia dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) (Pennant, 1784) | synonym |
| Gadus dypterygius Pennant, 1784 Pennant, 1784 | synonym |
| Molva dipterygia (Pennant, 1784) (Pennant, 1784) | synonym |
| Molva dipterygia dipterygia (Pennant, 1784) (Pennant, 1784) | synonym |
| Gadus abyssorum Nilsson, 1832 Nilsson, 1832 | synonym |
| Molva dipterygius (Pennant, 1784) (Pennant, 1784) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126459 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43YS9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.