hake

Merluccius angustimanus

Forty Centimeters Merlucciid Fish from Colombian Waters

hake is a migratory fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cods and Hakes
Family: Merlucciidae
Genus: Merluccius
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: off the west coast of the Americas from Del Mar, California to Ensenada de Tumaco, Colombia. Vrooman and Paloma's (1970) dwarf hake off the coast of Baja California has recently been described as a different species, Merluccius hernandezi Mathews, 1985.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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