Biology:Molva

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Molva
Molva molva Gervais.jpg
Common ling (M. molva)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Genus: Molva
Lesueur, 1819
Type species
Gadus molva

Molva is a genus of lotid fishes, the lings, with these currently recognized species:[1]

  • Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) (blue ling)
  • Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) (Spanish ling)
  • Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) (common ling)

Etymology

The generic name derives ultimately from Latin morua ("codfish"),[2] which became morlue in Old French and then molva in Provencal and molve in Modern French.[3][4] Another theory derives it from Breton mor ("sea") and Old French luz ("pike").[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1042112 entry