When it is recorded
Jan664
Feb1,868
Mar323
Apr942
May137
Jun224
Jul883
Aug1,932
Sep1,331
Oct106
Nov983
Dec92
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 13 | |
| 2 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 13 | |
| 3 | Fife | Scotland | 5 | |
| 4 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 4 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 3 | |
| 6 | Shetland Islands | — | 2 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | England | 1 | |
| 8 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1 | |
| 9 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 1 | |
| 10 | Torbay | England | 1 |
113 England266 Scotland14 Wales75 Northern Ireland6 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 9,490
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 10
- Scientific name
- Molva molva
- Also known as
- ling
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 702
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Lotidae
- Genus
- Molva
- Name with authority
- Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 31
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q842406 · GBIF 5214880