Lyr

Latin: Pollachius pollachius

Size:

120 cm - 14 kg

Levested:

From the surface down to 200 meters deep

Distribution:

In the Atlantic from Morocco northwards to Iceland and Finnmark. In the Mediterranean from the west coast of Italy and westwards. Along the entire Norwegian coast

Food:

Fish and crustaceans

Facts about Lyr

Young lyre may have an orange pattern that gives it good camouflage among seaweed and kelp, but this pattern disappears as an adult.

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