Molva is a genus of lotid fishes, the lings, with these currently recognized species:[1]
- Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784) (blue ling)
- Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810) (Spanish ling)
- Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) (common ling)
| Molva | |
|---|---|
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| Common ling (M. molva) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Lotidae |
| Genus: | Molva Lesueur, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Gadus molva | |
Etymology
editThe generic name derives ultimately from Latin morua ("codfish"),[2] which became morlue in Old French and then molva in Provencal and molve in Modern French.[3][4] Another theory derives it from Breton mor ("sea") and Old French luz ("pike").[5]
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Molva". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Rose, George A. (February 26, 2019). Atlantic Cod: A Bio-Ecology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781405119108 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ars Quatuor Coronatorum: Being the Transactions of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, London". W. J. Parre H, Limited. July 2, 1889 – via Google Books.
- ^ Veneroni, Giovanni (July 2, 1743). "Il dittionario imperiale, nel quale le quattro principali lingue dell'Europa, cive l'italiana con la francese, tedesca e latina, ecc si dichiarano (etc.)". Noethen – via Google Books.
- ^ "Morue : définition de « morue »". La langue française.
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