Ling

Genypterus tigerinus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth4–59 m
Water temperature14–20 °C
Best monthsAugust
How commonOccasional

All species

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 44 records
February: 44 records
March: 29 records
April: 17 records
May: 17 records
June: 35 records
July: 95 records
August: 368 records
September: 117 records
October: 77 records
November: 29 records
December: 32 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–59 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 35 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 6 records
40–50 m: 7 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C

12–14 °C: 22 records
14–16 °C: 72 records
16–18 °C: 17 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 1 records

Photos

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(c) Josh Nitschke, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Cobi Calyx, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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Names and classification

English: Ling, Rock Ling, Tiger Ling

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
227 open-data records from 1971 to 2022.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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