The Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma), also called the Mediterranean ling and even blue ling (though the latter is also used for Molva dypterygia), is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.
Description
It maximum length is .
Habitat Spanish ling lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean; it is common in the Azores. It lives at moderate shallow waters, being recorded at depths of in the Ionian Sea, and has also been found in the Aegean Sea.
Behaviour
It feeds on bony fish, squid and lobsters. Known parasites include Lernaeocera copepods.
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