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