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Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)

Silver hake
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Atlantic hake, Hake, New England hake
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Frimodt, C., 1995
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Present in Middle Atlantic, Southern New England Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Scotian Shelf,, and inshore norths of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 58452.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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