Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Merlucciidae Merluccid hakes

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Lyconodes argenteus
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Photo by Photo by JAMARC

Merluccius albidus
[Offshore silver hake]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Merluccius angustimanus
[Panama hake]

Photo by Photo by SeaFIC

Merluccius australis
[Southern hake]

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.

Merluccius bilinearis
[Silver hake]

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.

Merluccius capensis
[Shallow-water Cape hake]

Photo by Photo by Busse, K.

Merluccius gayi
[South Pacific hake]

No picture found

Max. Length 18.3 cm NG

Merluccius hernandezi
[Cortez hake]

Photo by Photo by INIDEP

Merluccius hubbsi
[Argentine hake]

Photo by Photo by Svensen, R.

Merluccius merluccius
[European hake]

Photo by Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Merluccius paradoxus
[Deep-water Cape hake]

No picture found

Max. Length 71 cm SL

Merluccius patagonicus
[Patagonian hake]

Photo by Photo by Hooker, Y.

Merluccius peruanus
[Peruvian hake]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Merluccius polli
[Benguela hake]

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Merluccius productus
[North Pacific hake]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Merluccius senegalensis
[Senegalese hake]

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Max. Length 37 cm SL

Merluccius tasmanicus
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Lyconodes argenteus		Southeast Atlantic	4.5 TL	1922
Merluccius albidus	Offshore silver hake	Western Central Atlantic	70 TL	1818
Merluccius angustimanus	Panama hake	Eastern Pacific	40 TL	1899
Merluccius australis	Southern hake	Circumglobal in the south	155 SL	1872
Merluccius bilinearis	Silver hake	Northwest Atlantic	76 TL	1814
Merluccius capensis	Shallow-water Cape hake	Southeast Atlantic	140 TL	1861
Merluccius gayi	South Pacific hake	Southeast Pacific	87 TL	1848
Merluccius hernandezi	Cortez hake	Eastern Central Pacific	18.3 NG	1985
Merluccius hubbsi	Argentine hake	Southwest Atlantic	95 TL	1933
Merluccius merluccius	European hake	Eastern Atlantic	140 TL	1758
Merluccius paradoxus	Deep-water Cape hake	Southeast Atlantic	115 TL	1960
Merluccius patagonicus	Patagonian hake	South Amercia	71 SL	2003
Merluccius peruanus	Peruvian hake	Southeast Pacific	115 TL	1954
Merluccius polli	Benguela hake	Eastern Atlantic	80 TL	1950
Merluccius productus	North Pacific hake	Eastern Pacific	105 TL	1855
Merluccius senegalensis	Senegalese hake	Eastern Atlantic	81 TL	1950
Merluccius tasmanicus		Western Pacific	37 SL	2006

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Merlucciidae Merluccid hakes(See list of species below)

Family: Merlucciidae Merluccid hakes

(See list of species below)