Senegalese hake (Merluccius senegalensis)

Scientific name: Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

Senegalese hake (Merluccius senegalensis)

The Senegalese hake (Merluccius senegalensis) is a marine fish of the family Merlucciidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, western North Africa from Cape Cantin to Cape Roxo.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Merluccius senegalensis
Family
Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
81.0
Common length
42.0
Depth range
15–800 m (49–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 15 - 800 m, usually 100 - 600 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: western North Africa from Cape Cantin to Cape Roxo.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07-0.17)

Sources

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

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