whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Merlangius
Where to Find
Found in 18 diving areas across 8 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 16 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 53 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 54 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 16 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 54 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 28037 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 13111 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Silfra & Thingvellir, Iceland - 6 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 15893 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 5675 records
- Lofoten Islands, Norway - 19 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 34644 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 3346 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 2298 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 23072 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 2479 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 278 records