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Common names: Must merluus, Senegali merluus
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes) > Merlucciinae
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Common names from other countries

Мерлуза синегальская, Merlu du Sénégal, Merluza del Senegal, ... more

Main reference

Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba. 1990. (Ref. 1371)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 81.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); common length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371)

Environment

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 15 - 800 m (Ref. 58452), usually 100 - 600 m (Ref. 58452)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 33°N - 12°N, 19°W - 8°W (Ref. 58452)

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: western North Africa from Cape Cantin to Cape Roxo.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-51. Head rather long. Pectoral fin tips usually reaching origin of anal fin. Caudal fin usually truncate, progressively becoming concave with growth. Color is steel gray to blackish on back, silvery white on sides and belly.

Feeds mainly on small fishes, and to a lesser extent on crustaceans and cephalopods. Undergoes seasonal latitudinal migrations (Ref. 9709). Spawning takes place in northern areas from January to March (Doutre, 1960), and from October to March (López Abellán and Ariz Telleía, 1993). Marketed fresh or frozen (Ref. 58452). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 26999.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (A2bd)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.5 ±0.80 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07-0.17)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950