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Hake

Order Gadiformes
Family Merlucciidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Elongated and thin body. Wide head, with bony crests on top: well developed jaws, with wide and curved teeth, the lower jaw most prominent and without chin. Colour: steel gray or bluish on back, lighter on sides and silvery white on belly. It weighs up to 11 kg.

Characteristics
FAO code
HKE
Specie
Merluccius merluccius
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Fishing seasons
jan feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
Germany Europäischer Seehecht
France Merlu européen
Italy Nasello
Portugal Pescada branca
United Kingdom Hake
Japan Tara-no-rui
Fishing areas
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Hooks
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