Biology:Merluccius albidus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Merlucciidae |
| Genus: | Merluccius |
| Species: | M. albidus
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| Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)
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Merluccius albidus, sometimes known as the offshore hake, offshore silver hake, or offshore whiting, is a species of fish in the family Merlucciidae. It is found on the outer (offshore) continental shelf at depths of 70–1,170 m (230–3,840 ft) in the west Atlantic, ranging from New England to French Guiana.[2] It reaches 70 cm (28 in) in length and 4.1 kg (9.0 lb) in weight.[2]
References
- ↑ McEachran, J.D.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B. (2015). "Merluccius albidus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T16466377A16509742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16466377A16509742.en.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Merluccius albidus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1990019 entry
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