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Merluccius
''Merluccius'' is a genus of merluccid hakes from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, where mainly found relatively deep. The generic name is derived from French ''mer'' ("sea") and Latin ''lucius'', " pike." Species The 14 recognized species in this genus are: * '' Merluccius albidus'' ( Mitchill, 1818) (offshore silver hake) * '' Merluccius angustimanus'' Garman, 1899 (Panama hake) * '' Merluccius australis'' ( 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'' ( Mitchill, 1814) (silver hake) * '' Merluccius capensis'' Castelnau, 1861 (shallow-water Cape hake) * '' Merluccius gayi'' ( Guichenot, 1848) ** ''M. g. gayi'' ( Guichenot, 1848) (South Pacific hake) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merluccius Merluccius
''Merluccius merluccius'' or 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, the Atlantic herring, hence the latter common name. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Norway and Iceland south to Mauritania and into the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important species in European fisheries and is heavily exploited, with some populations being fished unsustainably. Description ''Merluccius merluccius'' is a slim-bodied fish with a large head and large jaws in which are set a number of large curved teeth, the lower jaw having two rows of teeth and the upper jaw one row. The inside of the mouth and the branchial cavity are black. The body is at its widest just behind its head. It has two dorsal fins, the first triangular, high with a short base, while the second is long, nearly the same length as the anal fin, and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merluccius Gayi
''Merluccius'' is a genus of merluccid hakes from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, where mainly found relatively deep. The generic name is derived from French ''mer'' ("sea") and Latin ''lucius'', " pike." Species The 14 recognized species in this genus are: * '' Merluccius albidus'' ( Mitchill, 1818) (offshore silver hake) * '' Merluccius angustimanus'' Garman, 1899 (Panama hake) * '' Merluccius australis'' ( 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'' ( Mitchill, 1814) (silver hake) * '' Merluccius capensis'' Castelnau, 1861 (shallow-water Cape hake) * '' Merluccius gayi'' ( Guichenot, 1848) ** ''M. g. gayi'' ( Guichenot, 1848) (South Pacific hake) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 other in the waters around New Zealand. Description ''Merluccius australis'' has a more slender body compared to other species of ''Merluccius'', with a short head which makes up around a quarter of its standard length and a protruding lower jaw with some visible teeth. The anterior dorsal fin has a single spine and 9 to 12 fin rays and the posterior dorsal fin has 39 to 45 fin rays. The anal fin has 40 to 46 fin rays and the pectoral fins are long and thin, but they do not reach as far as the origin of anal fin in specimens longer than 50 cm standard length. The caudal fin margin is normally truncate, but in smaller specimens it can be slightly emarginate. The scales are small and there are 144 to 171 scales along the lateral line. They h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, similar in appearance to the European hake and the deep-water Cape hake. By day, it lives close to the bottom on the continental shelf and upper slope at depths not usually exceeding ; it makes a large, daily vertical migration rising at night to feed in the nectonic zone, and it also migrates southwards in spring and northwards in autumn. It is an important commercial fish species in southern Africa. Description Very similar to '' Merluccius merluccius'' (European hake) and '' Merluccius paradoxus'' (the deep-water Cape hake), ''M. capensis'' has an average length around 50 cm, up to a maximum around . It is a long, lean fish with a large head, light brown above and white or silvery below. The first dorsal fin has a single spine and 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in 1933. It's very similar to '' Merluccius merluccius'' (European hake), and it can reach a length of 95 cm (but commonly 50–65 cm), and weigh up to 5 kg. It lives at depths from 100 to 200 m, and it feeds on crustaceans, squids and fish (anchovies and smaller hakes). It migrates southwards in spring and northwards in autumn. This fish is usually sold fresh and frozen as one of the main fishing exports of Argentina. Compared to other hake species, the Argentine hake has a higher longevity that can be linked to the species' high egg production. Sizes and life spans in these hakes also differ, with females growing and living longer than their male counter parts.Costa, Paulo Alberto Silva da, Adriana da Costa Braga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Gulf of California. It is a silver-gray fish with black speckling, growing to a length of . It is a migratory offshore fish and undergoes a daily vertical migration from the surface to the seabed at depths down to about . It is the object of an important commercial fishery off the West Coast of the United States, and annual quotas are used to prevent overfishing. Pacific Hake (whiting) contains an enzyme in its tissues which can rapidly spoil the fish in a matter of just under 12 hours, and cause the tissues of the fish to disintegrate. Fisheries that target Pacific Hake typically deliver the fish to processing plants within several hours of being caught. Processing plants add an enzyme inhibitor to raw processed fish to slow the spoil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, ranging from New England to French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west .... It reaches in length and in weight. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1990019 albidus Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Fish described in 1818 Taxa named by Samuel L. Mitchill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, open sea, and sea mounts, to a depth of around 300m. It is a small species which has been referred to as a "dwarf hake" and is of little interest to fisheries, other than small scale local fisheries. It was described in 1985 and small hake in the Gulf of California were previously considered to be Panama hakes (''Merluccius angustimanus''). This species differs from the Panama hake in that in juveniles the caudal fin has a central lobe and is truncate in adults, whereas the caudal fin is emarginate in the Panama hake, its pectoral fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish aquatic locomotion, swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merluccid Hake
The merlucciidae, commonly called merluccid hakes , are a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes. They are native to cold water in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and typically are found at depths greater than in subtropical, temperate, sub-Arctic or sub-Antarctic regions. The best known species are in the genera ''Macruronus'' and ''Merluccius''. These predatory fish are up to in length, though most only reach about half that length, inhabiting the waters of the continental shelf and upper continental slope, where they feed on small fish such as lanternfishes. Several species are important commercial fish, for example the blue grenadier (''Macruronus novaezelandiae'') that is fished in the southwest Pacific and the North Pacific hake (''Merluccius productus'') that is fished off western North America. The taxonomy of the Merluccidae is not settled, with some authorities raising two or three subfamilies, the Merluccinae, Macruroninae, and Steindachneriinae, while oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 species which does not normally grow to a greater length than 30 cm, although specimens have been described up to 40 cm. It has a relatively long head and long pectoral fins which reach at least to the origin of the anal fin. The anterior dorsal fin has a single spine and 9–12 fin rays, while the posterior dorsal fin has 36–40 rays. The caudal fin can be truncate or emarginated and it has 121–134 scales along the lateral line. It is a silvery colour above and whitish below. Distribution The Panama hake is an eastern Pacific species which is found from southern California and the Gulf of California south to Colombia, although its reported presence in many areas within this range needs verification. Habitat and biology The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe). Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. While the Norse colonization of North America, Norse were the first known humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential. Columbus's expedition ushered in an Age of Discovery, age of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers, most notably Portuguese Empire, Portugal, Spanish Empire, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
