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Merluccius productus (Ayres, 1855)

North Pacific hake
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Common names: Balaas, Moneches, Pacific hake
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Lloris, D., J. Matallanas and P. Oliver, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs along the the Pacific coast (Ref. 6885). Not appreciated as a food fish due to its soft flesh and lack of flavour (Ref. 4925). Also Refs. 1371, 4925, 58452, 93933, 95110, 95147.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hart, J.L., 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Merlu du Pacifique nord, Merluza del Pacífico norte, Мерлуза орегонская, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 9316), usually ? - 229 m (Ref. 2850).   Temperate; 51°N - 15°N, 130°W - 77°W (Ref. 58452)

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