Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Merluccius merluccius or the European hake is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius. Other vernacular names include Cornish salmon and herring hake . It is a predatory species, which was often netted alongside one of its favoured prey, the Atlantic herring , hence the latter common name .
Merluccius paradoxus, the deep-water Cape hake, is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of Southern Africa, south of Angola. Its range extends in decreasing abundance around the southern coast of Africa and into the Indian Ocean , but it is at its most plentiful in the cold ...
Hake / h eɪ k / is the common name for fish in the Merlucciidae family of the northern and southern oceans [1] and the Phycidae family [a] of the northern oceans. Hake is a commercially important fish in the same taxonomic order, Gadiformes , as cod and haddock .
The merlucciidae, commonly called merluccid hakes / m ər ˈ l uː tʃ ɪ d /, [1] [2] are a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes. [3] They are native to cold water in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and typically are found at depths greater than 50 m (160 ft) in subtropical, temperate, sub-Arctic or sub-Antarctic regions.
Merluccius capensis (shallow-water Cape hake or South African hake) is a ray-finned fish in the genus Merluccius, found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of South Africa. It is a long, lean fish with a large head, similar in appearance to the European hake and the deep-water Cape hake .
The silver hake is a long, thin species with a protruding lower jaw and two dorsal fins. This hake is named as such for its silvery coloring, while darker dorsally. They typically grow to be about 37 cm (15 in), but can reach a maximum length of 76 cm (30 in).
Merluccius albidus, sometimes known as the offshore hake, offshore silver hake, or offshore whiting, is a species of fish in the family Merlucciidae. It is found on the outer (offshore) continental shelf at depths of 70–1,170 m (230–3,840 ft) in the west Atlantic , ranging from New England to French Guiana . [ 2 ]