Long

Latin: Molva molva

Size:

190 cm - 50 kg

Levested:

Mixed seabed from 30 to 1000 meters deep

Distribution:

From Gibraltar in the south, north to Iceland and the Barents Sea. Common along the entire Norwegian coast

Food:

Fish and larger benthic organisms

Facts about Lange

Females can spawn as many as 60 million eggs. The larvae live pelagically in waters deeper than 50 meters. During the first year of life, they grow to a length of 18 cm and reach sexual maturity at 6-8 years of age.

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