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Family: Lotidae Hakes and burbots



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22 species (see list below)

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Photo by Østergaard, T.

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

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Brosme brosme
[Cusk]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Ciliata mustela
[Fivebeard rockling]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ciliata septentrionalis (Collett, 1875)

Photo by FAO
 
Ciliata septentrionalis
[Northern rockling]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Ciliata tchangi
[]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Enchelyopus cimbrius
[Fourbeard rockling]

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Gaidropsarus argentatus (Reinhardt, 1837)

Photo by Byrkjedal, I.
 
Gaidropsarus argentatus
[Arctic rockling]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Gaidropsarus biscayensis (Collett, 1890)

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Gaidropsarus biscayensis
[Mediterranean bigeye rockling]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Gaidropsarus capensis (Kaup, 1858)

Photo by SFSA
 
Gaidropsarus capensis
[Cape rockling]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Gaidropsarus ensis (Reinhardt, 1837)

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Gaidropsarus ensis
[Threadfin rockling]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Gaidropsarus granti (Regan, 1903)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gaidropsarus granti
[Azores rockling]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32.6 cm TL
Gaidropsarus guttatus (Collett, 1890)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gaidropsarus guttatus
[Spotted rockling]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Gaidropsarus insularum Sivertsen, 1945

Photo by SFSA
 
Gaidropsarus insularum
[Comb rockling]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Serrano, A.
 
Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus
[Bigeye rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
[Shore rockling]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae
[New Zealand ling]

Photo by Simpson, R.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi Shcherbachev, 1995

Photo by Simpson, R.
 
Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi
[Pakhorukov rockling]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific and pos
 
Gaidropsarus parini
[Parin rockling]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Gaidropsarus vulgaris (Cloquet, 1824)

Photo by Svensen, E.
 
Gaidropsarus vulgaris
[Three-bearded rockling]

Photo by Artaev, O.

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

Photo by Artaev, O.
 
Lota lota
[Burbot]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

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

Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Molva dypterygia
[Blue ling]

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

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

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Molva macrophthalma
[Spanish ling]

Photo by Calypso Photolibrary

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

Photo by Calypso Photolibrary
 
Molva molva
[Ling]
22 Species of Family Lotidae
(Hakes and burbots)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1772 Brosme brosme Cusk Northwest Atlantic 120 TL
1758 Ciliata mustela Fivebeard rockling Northeast Atlantic 25 TL
1875 Ciliata septentrionalis Northern rockling Northeast Atlantic 20 TL
1994 Ciliata tchangi Northwest Pacific
1766 Enchelyopus cimbrius Fourbeard rockling Northwest Atlantic 41 TL
1837 Gaidropsarus argentatus Arctic rockling North Atlantic 35 SL
1890 Gaidropsarus biscayensis Mediterranean bigeye rockling Eastern Central Atlantic 40 TL
1858 Gaidropsarus capensis Cape rockling Southeast Atlantic 20 TL
1837 Gaidropsarus ensis Threadfin rockling Northwest Atlantic 40 TL
1903 Gaidropsarus granti Azores rockling Eastern Atlantic 36 SL
1890 Gaidropsarus guttatus Spotted rockling Eastern Atlantic 32.6 TL
1945 Gaidropsarus insularum Comb rockling Southeast Atlantic 34 TL
1867 Gaidropsarus macrophthalmus Bigeye rockling Northeast Atlantic 25 TL
1758 Gaidropsarus mediterraneus Shore rockling Eastern Atlantic 50 TL
1874 Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae New Zealand ling Southwest Pacific 24.5 SL
1995 Gaidropsarus pakhorukovi Pakhorukov rockling Southwest Atlantic 30 TL
1986 Gaidropsarus parini Parin rockling Southeast Pacific and pos
1824 Gaidropsarus vulgaris Three-bearded rockling Northeast Atlantic 60 TL
1758 Lota lota Burbot Circumarctic in freshwate 152 TL
1784 Molva dypterygia Blue ling Northeast Atlantic 155 TL
1810 Molva macrophthalma Spanish ling Eastern Atlantic 108 TL
1758 Molva molva Ling Northwest Atlantic 200 TL



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