''Merluccius albidus'', sometimes known as the offshore hake, offshore silver hake, or offshore whiting, is a species of fish in the family
Merlucciidae
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They are native to cold water in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and typically are found at de ...
. It is found on the outer (offshore)
continental shelf at depths of in the west
Atlantic
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, ranging from
New England
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to
French Guiana
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.
It reaches in length and in weight.
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References
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albidus
Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
Fish described in 1818