WoRMS taxon details
Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)
AphiaID: 126459
AphiaID: 126459
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gadiformes (Order) > Lotidae (Family) > Molva (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Molva Lesueur, 1819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Gadus abyssorum Nilsson, 1832 Gadus dypterygius Pennant, 1784 Molva abyssorum (Nilsson, 1832) Molva dipterygia (Pennant, 1784) (misspelling) Molva dipterygius (Pennant, 1784) (misspelling) Molva dypterygia dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Welshman, D., S. Kohler, J. Black and L. Van Guelpen. 2003. An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] from synonym: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subspecies Molva dypterygia dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) accepted as Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) Subspecies Molva dypterygia macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] North West Atlantic [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Sphyrion lumpi (Krøyer, 1845) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
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| Links | To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To PESI To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Diet: Feeds on crustaceans and fish, such as flatfishes, gobies and rocklings [details] Distribution: Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Habitat: Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found mainly at depths of 350- 500 m, on muddy bottoms. [details] Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Importance: Social- Commercial, fishery [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126459 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126459 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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