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Gulf hake (Urophycis cirrata)
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Gulf hake (Urophycis cirrata) specimen
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Phycidae

Gulf hake

Urophycis cirrata

Sixty Six Centimeters Phycid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large

Gulf hake is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 66 cm.

Family
Phycidae
Maximum length
66 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, northern coasts of South America to the Orinoco, perhaps to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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