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whiting
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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.
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The whiting, scientifically named *Merlangius merlangus*, is a species of fish classified within the family Gadidae. It belongs to the order Gadiformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The taxon name was established by Linnaeus in 1758, and its status is accepted. Common names for this organism include whiting, Liba, Merlán, and Plegonero.
This marine and brackish species is distinct from the family Merlucciidae. According to the IUCN Red List, its global conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2014. However, its regional conservation status is listed as Vulnerable.
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Species
Least Concernwhiting
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGadiformes
- FamilyGadidae
Whiting is a predator fish. It has long pointed teeth for devouring other fish. Its favorite food is eel-pout, sprat, lesser sandeel, herring, cod, haddock and ... other whiting. Young whiting don't eat fish but squid, crustaceans and worms. Whiting larvae often hide between the tentacles of jellyfish, where they are protected from their enemies.
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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.
==Description== Merlangius merlangus has three dorsal fins with a total of 30 to 40 soft rays and two anal fins with 30 to 35 soft rays. The body is long and the head small and a chin barbel, if present, is very small. This fish can reach a maximum length of about . The colour may be yellowish-brown, greenish or dark blue, the flanks yellowish grey or white and the belly silvery. There is a distinctive black blotch near the base of each pectoral fin.
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