Record of the Blue Ling, Molva byrkelange (Walbaum), from the Newfoundland Area
A female specimen of European ling, 115 cm long, caught in Hermitage Bay, Nfld., Lat. 47°33′N, Long. 56°06′W on September 17, 1959, has been identified as the blue ling, Molva byrkelange (Walbaum). This is apparently the first record of this species from the western Atlantic west or south of West Gr...
Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1962
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f62-056 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f62-056 |
Summary: | A female specimen of European ling, 115 cm long, caught in Hermitage Bay, Nfld., Lat. 47°33′N, Long. 56°06′W on September 17, 1959, has been identified as the blue ling, Molva byrkelange (Walbaum). This is apparently the first record of this species from the western Atlantic west or south of West Greenland. |
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