Rudolf Svensen, Norwegen
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
Special thanks for the foto to Rudols Svensen, Norway.
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland, southward to Mauritania.
Also in the Mediterranean Sea and along the southern coast of the Black Sea.
Biology:
Found usually between 70 and 370 m depth. Adults live close to the bottom during day-time, but move off-bottom at night.
Adults feed mainly on fish (small hakes, anchovies, pilchard, herrings, cod fishes, sardines and gadoid species) and squids. The young feed on crustaceans (especially euphausiids and amphipods).
Are batch spawners.
Synonyms:
Gadus byrkelange Walbaum, 1792
Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803 (synonym)
Hidronus marlucius Minding, 1832 (synonym)
Hydronus marlucius Minding, 1832
Merluccius argentatus Günther, 1862
Merluccius esculentus Risso, 1827
Merluccius linnei Malm, 1877
Merluccius merluccius lessepsianus Lloris, Matallanas & Oliver, 2003
Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810
Merluccius vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Merlucius ambiguus Lowe, 1841
Merlucius esculentus Risso, 1827 (misspelling)
Merlucius lanatus Gronow, 1854
Merlucius sinuatus Swainson, 1838
Molva byrkelange (Walbaum, 1792) (Following synonymy of Gadus byrkelange)
Onus riali Rafinesque, 1810
Trachinoides maroccanus Borodin, 1934 (misspelling)
Trachinoides moroccanus Borodin, 1934 (misspelling)
Special thanks for the foto to Rudols Svensen, Norway.
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland, southward to Mauritania.
Also in the Mediterranean Sea and along the southern coast of the Black Sea.
Biology:
Found usually between 70 and 370 m depth. Adults live close to the bottom during day-time, but move off-bottom at night.
Adults feed mainly on fish (small hakes, anchovies, pilchard, herrings, cod fishes, sardines and gadoid species) and squids. The young feed on crustaceans (especially euphausiids and amphipods).
Are batch spawners.
Synonyms:
Gadus byrkelange Walbaum, 1792
Gadus merluccius Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
Gadus ruber Lacepède, 1803 (synonym)
Hidronus marlucius Minding, 1832 (synonym)
Hydronus marlucius Minding, 1832
Merluccius argentatus Günther, 1862
Merluccius esculentus Risso, 1827
Merluccius linnei Malm, 1877
Merluccius merluccius lessepsianus Lloris, Matallanas & Oliver, 2003
Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810
Merluccius vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Merlucius ambiguus Lowe, 1841
Merlucius esculentus Risso, 1827 (misspelling)
Merlucius lanatus Gronow, 1854
Merlucius sinuatus Swainson, 1838
Molva byrkelange (Walbaum, 1792) (Following synonymy of Gadus byrkelange)
Onus riali Rafinesque, 1810
Trachinoides maroccanus Borodin, 1934 (misspelling)
Trachinoides moroccanus Borodin, 1934 (misspelling)
