Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Phycis blennoides
[Greater forkbeard]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Phycis chesteri
[Longfin hake]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Phycis phycis
[Forkbeard]

Photo by INIDEP

Urophycis brasiliensis
[Brazilian codling]

Photo by FAO

Urophycis chuss
[Red hake]

Photo by FAO

Urophycis cirrata
[Gulf hake]

Photo by FAO

Urophycis earllii
[Carolina hake]

Photo by Lord, R.

Urophycis floridana
[Southern codling]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Urophycis mystacea
[]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Urophycis regia
[Spotted codling]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Urophycis tenuis
[White hake]

11 Species of Family Phycidae
(Phycid hakes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1768	Phycis blennoides	Greater forkbeard	Eastern Atlantic	110 TL
1878	Phycis chesteri	Longfin hake	Western Atlantic	42 NG
1766	Phycis phycis	Forkbeard	Northeast Atlantic	65 TL
1858	Urophycis brasiliensis	Brazilian codling	Southwest Atlantic	40 TL
1792	Urophycis chuss	Red hake	Northwest Atlantic	66 TL
1896	Urophycis cirrata	Gulf hake	Western Atlantic	66 TL
1880	Urophycis earllii	Carolina hake	Western Central Atlantic	45 TL
1884	Urophycis floridana	Southern codling	Western Central Atlantic	35 TL
1903	Urophycis mystacea		Southwest Atlantic	57 TL
1792	Urophycis regia	Spotted codling	Northwest Atlantic	41 TL
1814	Urophycis tenuis	White hake	Western Atlantic	135 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes(See list of species below)

Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

(See list of species below)