Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Merlucciidae Merluccid hakes

Genus: Merluccius

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)

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Merluccius albidus
[Offshore silver hake]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Merluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Merluccius angustimanus
[Panama hake]

Photo by SeaFIC

Circumglobal in the south
Max. Length 155 cm SL
Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)

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Merluccius australis
[Southern hake]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Merluccius bilinearis
[Silver hake]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861

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Merluccius capensis
[Shallow-water Cape hake]

Photo by Busse, K.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)

Photo by Photo by Busse, K.
 
Merluccius gayi
[South Pacific hake]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.3 cm NG
 
Merluccius hernandezi
[Cortez hake]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933

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Merluccius hubbsi
[Argentine hake]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Merluccius merluccius
[European hake]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Merluccius paradoxus
[Deep-water Cape hake]
No picture found

Max. Length 71 cm SL
 
Merluccius patagonicus
[Patagonian hake]

Photo by Hooker, Y.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Merluccius peruanus Ginsburg, 1954

Photo by Photo by Hooker, Y.
 
Merluccius peruanus
[Peruvian hake]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Merluccius polli
[Benguela hake]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 105 cm TL
Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Merluccius productus
[North Pacific hake]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Merluccius senegalensis
[Senegalese hake]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm SL
 
Merluccius tasmanicus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Merluccius albidus Offshore silver hake Western Central Atlantic 70 TL 1818
Merluccius angustimanus Panama hake Eastern Pacific 40 TL 1899
Merluccius australis Southern hake Circumglobal in the south 155 SL 1872
Merluccius bilinearis Silver hake Northwest Atlantic 76 TL 1814
Merluccius capensis Shallow-water Cape hake Southeast Atlantic 140 TL 1861
Merluccius gayi South Pacific hake Southeast Pacific 87 TL 1848
Merluccius hernandezi Cortez hake Eastern Central Pacific 18.3 NG 1985
Merluccius hubbsi Argentine hake Southwest Atlantic 95 TL 1933
Merluccius merluccius European hake Eastern Atlantic 140 TL 1758
Merluccius paradoxus Deep-water Cape hake Southeast Atlantic 115 TL 1960
Merluccius patagonicus Patagonian hake South Amercia 71 SL 2003
Merluccius peruanus Peruvian hake Southeast Pacific 115 TL 1954
Merluccius polli Benguela hake Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 1950
Merluccius productus North Pacific hake Eastern Pacific 105 TL 1855
Merluccius senegalensis Senegalese hake Eastern Atlantic 81 TL 1950
Merluccius tasmanicus Western Pacific 37 SL 2006



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