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Hake
Hake is the common name for fish in the Merlucciidae family of the northern and southern oceans and the Phycidae family of the northern oceans. Hake is a commercially important fish in the same taxonomic order, Gadiformes, as cod and haddock. Description Hakes are medium-to-large fish averaging from in weight, with specimens as large as . The fish can grow up to in length with a lifespan of as long as 14 years. Hake may be found in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean in waters from deep. The fish stay in deep water during the day and come to shallower depths during the night. An undiscerning predator, hake feed on prey found near or on the bottom of the sea. Male and female hake are very similar in appearance. After spawning, the hake eggs float on the surface of the sea where the larvae develop. After a certain period of time, the baby hake then migrate to the bottom of the sea, preferring depths of less than . ''Merlucciidae'' A total of 13 hake species are know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Hake
''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 bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Pacific Hake
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 Bilinearis
''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] |
Argentine Hake
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 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 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 the southern coast of Africa and into the Indian Ocean, but it is at its most plentiful in the cold, nutrient-rich fishing grounds of the Benguela Current. In South Africa, in combination with ''Merluccius capensis'', the shallow-water Cape hake, it is one of the most important commercial food fishes and locally is generally known as "stockfish" (this English name being derived from the Afrikaans ''stokvis''). available for download at http://www.fao.org Very similar to ''M. merluccius'' (European hake), it has an average length of 40–60 cm, up to a maximum of about 80 cm. It lives close to the bottom in muddy areas on the continental shelf and slope. It usually is to be found at depths of 200 to 850 m, although most commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlucciidae
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] |
Panama Hake
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] |
Gadiformes
Gadiformes , also called the Anacanthini, are an order of ray-finned fish that include the cod, hakes, pollock, haddock, burbot, rocklings and moras, many of which are food fish of major commercial value. They are mostly marine fish found throughout the world and the vast majority are found in temperate or colder regions (tropical species are typically deep-water) while a few species may enter brackish estuaries. Pacific tomcods, one of the two species that makes up the genus ''Microgadus'', are able to enter freshwater, but there is no evidence that they breed there. Some populations of landlocked Atlantic tomcod on the other hand, complete their entire life cycle in freshwater. Yet only one species, the burbot (''Lota lota''), is a true freshwater fish. Common characteristics include the positioning of the pelvic fins (if present), below or in front of the pectoral fins. Gadiformes are physoclists, which means their swim bladders do not have a pneumatic duct. The fins ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benguela Hake
''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 large head which has a small depression in the cranium, the head is equivalent to just over a quarter of the fish's standard length. The lower jaw and premaxillary have small teeth, the lower jaw is slightly projecting. It has short, thick gill rakers which have blunt tips; and number 8–12 on the first arch. The anterior dorsal fin has a single spine and 8-11 fin rays and the posterior dorsal fin has 37-41 rays. The anal fin has 36–42 fin rays and the pectoral fin tips normally extend as far as the origin of the anal fin, except in large individuals. The caudal fin has a truncated marginal though this can occasionally be emarginate. The scales are loose and easily shed, there are 102 to 127 along the lateral line. It is usually blackish i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urophycis Regia
''Urophycis regia'' (spotted hake or spotted codling) is a species of phycid hake. Description The spotted hake can be distinguished by its tapering body, two dorsal fins, and filamentous pelvic fins similar to the white and red hake. It differs from the two, however, but not having a third ray of the dorsal fin prolonged into a filament, by having larger scales, and a larger mouth with the end of the maxillary behind the level of the back of the eye. Its coloration is distinctive, having a black distal half of the dorsal fin with a narrow white margin. The lateral line is black but interrupted by a series of white spots. Its pelvic fins are white. Distribution and habitat The spotted codling is found in the northwestern Atlantic from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. References "The Inland Fishes of New York State." C. Lavett Smith. Phycidae Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Taxa named by Johann Julius Walbaum Fish described in 1792 {{Gadiformes-stub ... [...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] |
