WoRMS name details
Molva byrkelange (Walbaum, 1792)
154808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154808)
unaccepted (Following synonymy of Gadus byrkelange)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gadus byrkelange Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874
page(s): 135 [details]
page(s): 135 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Molva byrkelange (Walbaum, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154808 on 2026-07-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gadus byrkelange Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.58874
page(s): 135 [details]
basis of record Schnakenbeck, W. (1930). Teleostei Gadiformes-Gadidae: <i>Molva byrkelange</i> (Walbaum 1788) (Syn. : <i>M. dipterygia</i>, Penn. 1792). <i>Faune ichthyologique de l'Atlantique Nord</i>, 8(185). Conseil Permanent International pour l'Exploration de la Mer: Copenhagen, Denmark. 1 leaf pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 135 [details]
basis of record Schnakenbeck, W. (1930). Teleostei Gadiformes-Gadidae: <i>Molva byrkelange</i> (Walbaum 1788) (Syn. : <i>M. dipterygia</i>, Penn. 1792). <i>Faune ichthyologique de l'Atlantique Nord</i>, 8(185). Conseil Permanent International pour l'Exploration de la Mer: Copenhagen, Denmark. 1 leaf pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
