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Blue Ling

Molva dypterygia

442Records since 2000
AprilPeak month

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb27
Mar4
Apr293
May0
Jun0
Jul18
Aug2
Sep81
Oct2
Nov13
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

About this species

Records since 2000
442
Peak month
April
Scientific name
Molva dypterygia
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Lotidae
Genus
Molva
Name with authority
Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
Described
1784

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q882968 · GBIF 5214883