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Species in the genus Molva: [ 12 ] records


abyssorum, Gadus Nilsson [S.] 1832:46 [Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae; ref. 3204] Norway. No types known. •Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:63 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

byrkelange, Gadus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:135 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. Based on the 'Bürkelange' of Strøm 1767:400 [ref. 21098]. •Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784) -- (Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:702 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:63 [ref. 18936], Parin et al. 2014:182 [ref. 33547], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2027 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Merlucciidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

danicus, Gadus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Müller) 1788:49 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Norway. No types known. Based on Gadus dipterygius, cirratus, maxilla inferiore longiore ... of Müller 1776:42 [ref. 17808], which was based on the 'Bürkelange' of Strøm 1767:400 [ref. 21098]. •Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Current status: Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

dypterygius, Gadus Pennant [T.] (ex Müller) 1784:lxxvi [Arctic zoology; ref. 18530] [No locality]. No types known. Pennant 1784 proposed name G.[adus] dypterygius and referred to Müller sp. no. 346 where description appeared; therefore, name is available from Pennant 1784 by indication. In Müller 1776:42 [ref. 17808] as "Gadus dipterygius, cirratus..." but not proposed as a binominal and not available. Also not available from Strøm 1767; see Gadus dipterygius Strøm 1767. •Valid as Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784), subspecies dypterygia (Pennant 1784) -- (Ehrich 1983:140 [ref. 37253]). •Valid as Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:702 [ref. 13676] as dipterygia, McAllister 1990:119 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:63 [ref. 18936], Endo in Okamura et al. 1995:119 [ref. 22531], Fricke 2007:26 [ref. 30577], Møller et al. 2010:42 [ref. 31169] as dipterygius, Parin et al. 2014:182 [ref. 33547], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2027 [ref. 34586] as dipterygia, Mecklenburg et al. 2018:131 [ref. 36370], Martins & Carneiro 2018:47 [ref. 36550], Carneiro et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Lotidae. Distribution: North Atlantic and adjacent Arctic Region. Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Gadus Otto [A. W.] 1821:6 [Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum; ref. 4987] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Molva dypterygius (Pennant 1784), subspecies macrophthalma (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169]). •Synonym of Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:52 [ref. 26753], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2028 [ref. 34586]). Current status: Synonym of Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque 1810). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

linnei, Molva Malm [A. W.] 1877:491 [ ref. 2881] Original as Linnéi. Tentatively regarded as an unneeded replacement name for Gadus molva Linnaeus 1758 (to avoid "Strickland tautonomy"). Locality Sweden. •Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

macrophthalmus, Phycis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:26, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:11 [ref. 3595]. •Synonym of Molva dypterygius (Pennant 1784), but a valid subspecies -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:703 [ref. 13676], Arruda 1997:24 [ref. 24952] as microphtalma Pennant 1784 as author, Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649] with Svetovidov 1948 as author). •Valid as Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Cohen 1990:529 [ref. 15766], Santos et al. 1997:62 [ref. 23531], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:52 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:65 [ref. 29533], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2028 [ref. 34586], Bayhan et al. 2018:[2] 272 [ref. 37040], Martins & Carneiro 2018:47 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:554 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Parenti 2019:101 [ref. 37117], Kovačić et al. 2020:18 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:61 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:29 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Molva macrophthalma (Rafinesque 1810). Lotidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; northeastern Atlantic: Ireland south to Portugal, including Azores. Habitat: marine.

mola, Lota Moreau [É.] 1881:258 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Moreau); ref. 3040] Apparently a new spelling for Gadus molva Linnaeus, not intended as a new species. •In the synonymy of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169]). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

molva, Gadus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:254 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] European seas. No types known. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:32 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Lota molva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Herrera 1896:69 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:703 [ref. 13676], Robins & Ray 1986:94 [ref. 23100], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:64 [ref. 18936], Arruda 1997:71 [ref. 24952], Fricke 1999:32 [ref. 24101], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:175 [ref. 26753], Nelson et al. 2004:94 [ref. 27807], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Page et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:182 [ref. 33547], Iwamoto & Cohen 2016:2028 [ref. 34586], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:133 [ref. 36370], Martins & Carneiro 2018:46 [ref. 36550], Carneiro et al. 2019:146 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:61 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:30 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758). Lotidae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea; North Sea; western Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic, and adjacent Arctic regions. Habitat: marine.

raptor, Gadus Nilsson [S.] 1832:46 [Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae; ref. 3204] Sweden? •Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:64 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

tridactylus, Blennius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:459, 484 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Grande-Bretagne [erroneous, is Arctic Ocean or North Atlantic]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:20 [ref. 20734]. Unnecessary replacement name for Gadus dypterygius Pennant 1784. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:122 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Molva dypterygia (Pennant 1784). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.

vulgaris, Molva Fleming [J.] 1828:192 [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] British Isles. No types known. Based in part on Gadus molva Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Svetovidov 1973:313 [ref. 7169], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:64 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Molva molva (Linnaeus 1758). Lotidae. Habitat: marine.


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