Species catalogue

Hake

Order Gadiformes

Family Merlucciidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Short head, between 2.5 and 2.8 times the standard length. Scales all over the body except lacrimal. Lower jaw very prominent, with a clear prognathism; mouth rather oblique. Colour: dark grey, blackish on dorsum and lighter on belly. Mouth cavity and tongue blackish. A split black mark on the submandibular fold. The maximum registered length is 87 cm.

Characteristics

FAO code
HKM

Specie
Merluccius senegalensis

Type
White fish

FAO Fishing Areas