Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Lotidae Hakes and burbots



(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Østergaard, T.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)

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Brosme brosme
[Cusk]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

Circumarctic in freshwate
Max. Length 152 cm TL
Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Lota lota
[Burbot]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 155 cm TL
Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)

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Molva dypterygia
[Blue ling]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 108 cm TL
Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque, 1810)

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Molva macrophthalma
[Spanish ling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Molva molva
[Ling]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brosme brosme Cusk Northwest Atlantic 120 TL 1772
Lota lota Burbot Circumarctic in freshwate 152 TL 1758
Molva dypterygia Blue ling Northeast Atlantic 155 TL 1784
Molva macrophthalma Spanish ling Eastern Atlantic 108 TL 1810
Molva molva Ling Northwest Atlantic 200 TL 1758



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