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Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Whiting — Merlangius merlangus
  • Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
70 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Gadidae
Genus
Merlangius
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Northeast

About the whiting

Merlangius merlangus, commonly known as whiting or merling, is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea. In Anglophonic countries outside the whiting's natural range, the name "whiting" has been applied to various other species of fish.

Distribution

Whiting are native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Their range extends from the southeastern Barents Sea and Iceland to Scandinavia, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Portugal, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and parts of the Mediterranean Sea. They occur on sand, mud and gravel seabeds at depths down to about 100 metres (300 feet; 50 fathoms).

In 2014, their conservation status was classified at vulnerable in the Baltic Sea.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the whiting lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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Where to catch whiting

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