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Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335); patagonicus: Named for the marine geographic region from which the species comes, Patagonia, Argentina.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; rango de profundidad ? - 95 m (Ref. 50605). Tropical
South Amercia: Patagonia, Argentina.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 50605); 71.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 38 - 51; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 37 - 39. Body elongated and slender. Superior profile of the head with a depression above the eyes. Upper border of the opercular membrane inclined, descending from its origin, moving away from lateral line. Ocular diameter relatively large. Lateral line with 123-126 oblique rows of scales. First gill arch with 12-17 gill rakers (Ref. 50605).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lloris, D. and J. Matallanas, 2003. Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. Nov. (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina. Sci. Mar. 67(3):323-326. (Ref. 50605)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 48.8 [22.3, 132.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.727 [0.331, 1.828] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [16.4, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.0955 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 61.4 [21.2, 160.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.5 [7.2, 76.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.807 [0.517, 1.262] mg/100g (wet weight);