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Species

The 14 recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Merluccius albidus ''Merluccius albidus'', sometimes known as the offshore hake, offshore silver hake, or offshore whiting, is a species of fish in the family Merlucciidae. It is found on the outer (offshore) continental shelf at depths of in the west Atlantic, r ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1818) (offshore silver hake) * ''

Merluccius angustimanus The Panama hake (''Merluccius angustimanus''), also known as the dwarf hake, is a merluccid hake found off the west coast of the Americas from Del Mar, California, to Ensenada de Tumaco, Colombia. Description The Panama hake is a relatively small ...

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, 1899 (Panama hake) * ''

Merluccius australis ''Merluccius australis'', the Southern hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is found in the southern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with two disjunct populations, one around southern South America and the othe ...

'' ( F. W. Hutton, 1872) (southern hake) Deli Antoni, M.Y., Delpiani, S.M., Stewart, A.L., González-Castro, M. & Díaz De Astarloa, J.M. (2015): ''Merluccius tasmanicus'' Matallanas & Lloris 2006 is a junior synonym of ''M. australis'' (Hutton 1872) (Gadiformes: Merluciidae) based on morphological and molecular data. ''Zootaxa, 3956 (1): 29–55.'' * ''

Merluccius bilinearis The silver hake, Atlantic hake, or New England hake (''Merluccius bilinearis'') is a merluccid hake of the genus '' Merluccius'', found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. It is highly predatory and typically feeds on fish and crustaceans. Appearanc ...

'' ( Mitchill, 1814) (silver hake) * ''

Merluccius capensis ''Merluccius capensis'' (shallow-water Cape hake or South African hake) is a ray-finned fish in the genus '' Merluccius'', found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of South Africa. It is a long, lean fish with a large head, simi ...

'' Castelnau, 1861 (shallow-water Cape hake) * ''

Merluccius gayi ''Merluccius gayi'' is a merluccid hake of the genus '' Merluccius'', with two subspecies, the South Pacific hake or Chilean common hake (''M. g. gayi'') and the Peruvian hake (''M. g. peruanus''), found in the south-western Pacific Ocean, along ...

'' ( Guichenot, 1848) ** ''M. g. gayi'' ( Guichenot, 1848) (South Pacific hake) ** ''M. g. peruanus'' Ginsburg, 1954 (Peruvian hake) * ''

Merluccius hernandezi ''Merluccius hernandezi'', the Cortez hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is endemic to the Gulf of California where it can be found in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zones over the continental shelf, ope ...

'' C. P. Mathews, 1985 (Cortez hake) * ''

Merluccius hubbsi The Argentine hake (''Merluccius hubbsi'') is a merluccid hake of the genus ''Merluccius'', found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of Argentina, and Uruguay. This fish was described by an Argentine ichthyologist, Tomás Marini ...

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, 1933 (Argentine hake) * ''

Merluccius merluccius ''Merluccius merluccius'', the European hake, is a merluccid hake of the genus '' Merluccius''. Other vernacular names include Cornish salmon and herring hake. It is a predatory species which was often netted alongside one of its favoured prey, t ...

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, 1758) (European hake) * ''

Merluccius paradoxus ''Merluccius paradoxus'', the deep-water Cape hake, is a merluccid hake of the genus '' Merluccius'', found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of Southern Africa, south of Angola. Its range extends in decreasing abundance around ...

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, 1960 (deep-water cape hake) * ''

Merluccius patagonicus ''Merluccius patagonicus'', the Patagonian hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae The Merlucciidae, commonly called merluccid hakes , are a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes. available for download at http://www.f ...

'' Lloris & Matallanas, 2003 (Patagonian hake) * ''

Merluccius polli ''Merluccius polli'', the Benguela hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is found in the tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. Description ''Merluccius polli'' has a la ...

'' Cadenat, 1950 (Benguela hake) * ''

Merluccius productus The North Pacific hake, Pacific hake, Pacific whiting, or jack salmon (''Merluccius productus'') is a ray-finned fish in the genus '' Merluccius'', found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from northern Vancouver Island to the northern part of the Gu ...

'' ( Ayres, 1855) (North Pacific hake) * ''

Merluccius senegalensis ''Merluccius senegalensis'', the Senegalese hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae, the true hakes. It is found in the sub tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the north western coast of Africa. Description ''Merlu ...

'' Cadenat, 1950 (Senegalese hake)

References

Merlucciidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Gadiformes-stub