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Hake

Order Gadiformes
Family Merlucciidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Short head, ranging from 2.4 to 2.9 times the standard length. Small teeth in both lower jaw and premaxillary. Scales all over the body. Oropharyngeal cavity and tongue blackish. Long body. Caudal fin with a whitish band. General blackish coloration, darker on the back. The maximum registered length is 80 cm.

Characteristics
FAO code
HKB
Specie
Merluccius polli
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Fishing seasons
feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov
International denominations
Germany Seehecht
France Merlu d’Afrique tropicale
Italy Nasello atlantico
Portugal Pescada de Angola
United Kingdom Hake
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