Scientific Name
Merluccius senegalensis

Common Name
Senegalese hake

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-51. Head rather long. Pectoral fin tips usually reaching origin of anal fin. Caudal fin usually truncate, progressively becoming concave with growth. Color is steel gray to blackish on back, silvery white on sides and belly.

Classification

Classified By

Cadenat, 1950

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Merluccid hakes (Merlucciidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: western North Africa from Cape Cantin to Cape Roxo.

Range

33°N - 12°N, 19°W - 8°W

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

15 m

Depth To - meters

800 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 15 - 800 m (Ref. 58452), usually 100 - 600 m (Ref. 58452)

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.80 Based on food items.

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

81.0 cm

Common Length

42.0 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: highly commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07-0.17)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated