Blue ling
📖 Overview
Found mostly from 350-500 m depth on muddy bottoms. Feed on crustaceans and fish (flatfishes, gobies, rocklings) .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
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.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blue ling is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 150 - 1000 m , usually 350 - 500 m . Temperate; 79°N - 29°N, 65°W - 44°E 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.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and fish (flatfishes, gobies, rocklings) (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Blue ling is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17.6 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 381 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Blue ling has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue Ling |
| 🌍CYM | Honosiaid Glas · honos glas |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Blålange · Byrkelange |
| 🇩🇪German | Blauleng |
| 🌍ELL | pentiki |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Tylppäpyrstömolva |
| 🇫🇷French | Lingue batarde · Lingue bleue · Lingue espagnole · lingue |
| 🌍ISL | Blálanga |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Molva · Molva azzurra · Molva occhiona |
| 🌍MLT | Linarda · Lipp |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Blauwe leng · Spaanse leng |
| 🌍NNO | blålange · bjørkelange · byrkelange |
| 🌍NOB | bjørkelange · blålange · byrkelange |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Blalange |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Molwa nibieska · Molwa niebieska |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Donzela-azul · Maruca-azul |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Arbitán · Escolá · Maruca azul |
| 🌍SRP | Manjic morski |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Birkelånga · Blålånga |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadus abyssorum | Nilsson | 1832 | Synonym |
| Gadus dypterygius | Pennant | 1784 | Synonym |
| Molva abyssorum | Nilsson | 1832 | Synonym |
| Molva dypterygia dypterygia | Pennant | 1784 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 26 records indexed .
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