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Family: Merlucciidae Merluccid hakes



(See list of species below)


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24 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Lyconodes argenteus Gilchrist, 1922

Photo by SFSA
 
Lyconodes argenteus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 52.5 cm SL
 
Lyconus brachycolus
[]

Photo by SFSA

South Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Lyconus pinnatus Günther, 1887

Photo by SFSA
 
Lyconus pinnatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Macruronus capensis Davies, 1950

Photo by SFSA
 
Macruronus capensis
[Cape grenadier]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
 
Macruronus maderensis
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907

Photo by INIDEP
 
Macruronus magellanicus
[Patagonian grenadier]

Photo by SeaFIC

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Macruronus novaezelandiae
[Blue grenadier]

Photo by JAMARC

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

Photo by JAMARC
 
Merluccius albidus
[Offshore silver hake]

Photo by Robertson, R.

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

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

Photo by SeaFIC

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

Photo by SeaFIC
 
Merluccius australis
[Southern hake]

Photo by Flescher, D.

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

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

Photo by Le Noury, P.

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

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Merluccius capensis
[Shallow-water Cape hake]

Photo by Busse, K.

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

Photo by Busse, K.
 
Merluccius gayi gayi
[South Pacific hake]

Photo by Hooker, Y.

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

Photo by Hooker, Y.
 
Merluccius gayi peruanus
[Peruvian hake]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Merluccius hernandezi
[Cortez hake]

Photo by INIDEP

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

Photo by INIDEP
 
Merluccius hubbsi
[Argentine hake]

Photo by Svensen, R.

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

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 Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Merluccius paradoxus
[Deep-water Cape hake]
No picture found
South Amercia
Max. Length 71 cm SL
 
Merluccius patagonicus
[Patagonian hake]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Merluccius polli
[Benguela hake]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855)

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 FAO
 
Merluccius senegalensis
[Senegalese hake]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm SL
 
Merluccius tasmanicus
[]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Steindachneria argentea Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Steindachneria argentea
[Luminous hake]
24 Species of Family Merlucciidae
(Merluccid hakes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1922 Lyconodes argenteus Southeast Atlantic 4.5 TL
1906 Lyconus brachycolus Northwest Atlantic 52.5 SL
1887 Lyconus pinnatus South Atlantic 35 TL
1950 Macruronus capensis Cape grenadier Southeast Atlantic 100 TL
1951 Macruronus maderensis Eastern Central Atlantic
1907 Macruronus magellanicus Patagonian grenadier Southeast Pacific and Sou 115 TL
1871 Macruronus novaezelandiae Blue grenadier Southwest Pacific 130 TL
1818 Merluccius albidus Offshore silver hake Western Central Atlantic 70 TL
1899 Merluccius angustimanus Panama hake Eastern Pacific 40 TL
1872 Merluccius australis Southern hake Circumglobal in the south 155 SL
1814 Merluccius bilinearis Silver hake Northwest Atlantic 76 TL
1861 Merluccius capensis Shallow-water Cape hake Southeast Atlantic 140 TL
1848 Merluccius gayi gayi South Pacific hake Southeast Pacific 87 TL
1954 Merluccius gayi peruanus Peruvian hake Southeast Pacific 115 TL
1985 Merluccius hernandezi Cortez hake Eastern Central Pacific
1933 Merluccius hubbsi Argentine hake Southwest Atlantic 95 TL
1758 Merluccius merluccius European hake Eastern Atlantic 140 TL
1960 Merluccius paradoxus Deep-water Cape hake Southeast Atlantic 115 TL
2003 Merluccius patagonicus Patagonian hake South Amercia 71 SL
1950 Merluccius polli Benguela hake Eastern Atlantic 80 TL
1855 Merluccius productus North Pacific hake Eastern Pacific 91 TL
1950 Merluccius senegalensis Senegalese hake Eastern Atlantic 81 TL
2006 Merluccius tasmanicus Western Pacific 37 SL
1896 Steindachneria argentea Luminous hake Western Atlantic 30 TL



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