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OverviewAI-generated
Merluccius merluccius, commonly known as the European hake, is a species of marine fish. It belongs to the family Merlucciidae within the order Gadiformes and class Teleostei. The species is classified under the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia, with its parent taxon being Merluccius. The scientific name was established by Linnaeus in 1758. Other common names for this organism include Alambolo, Carioca, Cria, and Ilus.
The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2016, although it holds a regional conservation status of Endangered. Records of the species have been documented in Norway, Israel, Tunisia, Italy, and Lebanon. Institutional collections holding specimens include ZMO, USNM, and NMMNHS.
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Species
Least ConcernEuropean hake
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderGadiformes
- FamilyMerlucciidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 314
- With media
- 65
- Family
- Merlucciidae
- Collections
- ZMO, USNM, NMMNHS
- Recorded in
- Norway, Israel, Tunisia, Italy, Lebanon, Belgium
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Encyclopedic overview
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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merluccius merluccius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.