Biology:Argentine hake
| Argentine hake | |
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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. hubbsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Merluccius hubbsi Marini, 1933[1]
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The Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of Argentina , and Uruguay. This fish was described by an Argentine ichthyologist, Tomás Marini in 1933.
It's very similar to Merluccius merluccius (European hake), and it can reach a length of 95 cm (but commonly 50–65 cm), and weigh up to 5 kg. It lives at depths from 100 to 200 m, and it feeds on crustaceans, squids and fish (anchovies and smaller hakes). It migrates southwards in spring and northwards in autumn.[1] This fish is usually sold fresh and frozen as one of the main fishing exports of Argentina.
A new species of hake, Merluccius patagonicus, was described for the south west Atlantic in 2003. This would be a third hake species in the area in addition to M. hubbsi and M. australis but some authorities consider this taxon to be a synonymous with M. hubbsi.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Merluccius hubbsi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ Díaz de Astarloa JM; Bezzi SI; González Castro M et al. (2011). "Morphological, morphometric, meristic and osteological evidence for two species of hake (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Merluccius) in Argentinean waters". Journal of Fish Biology 78 (5): 1336–1358. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02937.x. PMID 21539546. Abstract
Wikidata ☰ Q1868257 entry
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