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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