Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi)

Scientific name: Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933

Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi)

The Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) is a marine fish of the family Merlucciidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 4–7°C (39–45°F). Native range: Southwest Atlantic, off southern Brazil to Argentina and the Falkland Islands up to 54?S.

Argentine hake care at a glance

Temperature
4–7°C (39–45°F)

Biology

Inhabit continental shelf depths mainly between 100 and 200 m. Larger individuals feed on fish (anchovies, hake, nototheniids, myctophids and Southern blue whitings), squids and macrozooplankton (euphausiids and amphipods); smaller individuals feed on mysids and amphipods. Migrate inshore during spring and summer, and offshore into deep water wintering areas after spawning; also undertake diel vertical migrations. Sold fresh and frozen.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Merluccius hubbsi
Family
Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
95.0
Common length
60
Depth range
50–800 m (164–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 50 - 800 m, usually 100 - 200 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: off southern Brazil to Argentina and the Falkland Islands up to 54?S.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13-0.19; tm=6)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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