Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

Genus: Phycis

(See list of species below)


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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768)

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Phycis blennoides
[Greater forkbeard]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 42 cm NG
Phycis chesteri Goode & Bean, 1878

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Phycis chesteri
[Longfin hake]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Phycis phycis
[Forkbeard]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phycis blennoides Greater forkbeard Eastern Atlantic 110 TL 1768
Phycis chesteri Longfin hake Western Atlantic 42 NG 1878
Phycis phycis Forkbeard Northeast Atlantic 65 TL 1766



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