Spanish ling

The Spanish ling (Molva macrophthalma), also called the Mediterranean ling and even blue ling, is a species of fish in the family Lotidae.

Description
It maximum length is 108 cm.

Habitat
Spanish ling lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean; it is common in the Azores. It lives at moderate shallow waters, being recorded at depths of 388 - 754 m in the Ionian Sea, and has also been found in the Aegean Sea.

Behaviour
It feeds on bony fish, squid and lobsters. Known parasites include Lernaeocera copepods.