Offshore silver hake (Merluccius albidus) fish species and information / pictures of Offshore silver hake - Merluccius albidus

Offshore silver hake (Merluccius albidus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Merluccius albidus

Common Name
Offshore silver hake

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45-51; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 35 - 41; Vertebrae: 51 - 53. Head rather long; mouth large; gill rakers short and thick, with blunt tips; pectoral fin tips reaching a vertical through anus in small fish but not in larger ones; overall color silvery white (Ref. 1371).

Classification

Classified By

Mitchill, 1818

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Merluccid hakes (Merlucciidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: Georges Bank, New England to Suriname and French Guiana.

Range

42°N - 4°N, 98°W - 50°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

80 m

Depth To - meters

1170 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 80 - 1170 m (Ref. 1371), usually 160 - 640 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.36 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

40.6 cm

Common Length

45 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax > 3 and tm >=2; K=0.57; Fec=340,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated