Molva
Genus of fishes
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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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Common ling (M. molva) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Lotidae |
| Genus: | Molva Lesueur, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Gadus molva | |
Etymology
The 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]
