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Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335); patagonicus: Named for the marine geographic region from which the species comes, Patagonia, Argentina..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 95 m (Ref. 50605). Tropical
South Amercia: Patagonia, Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50605); 71.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 38-51;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 37 - 39. Body elongated and slender. Superior profile of the head with a depression above the eyes. Upper border of the opercular membrane inclined, descending from its origin, moving away from lateral line. Ocular diameter relatively large. Lateral line with 123-126 oblique rows of scales. First gill arch with 12-17 gill rakers (Ref. 50605).
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lloris, D. and J. Matallanas, 2003. Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. Nov. (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina. Sci. Mar. 67(3):323-326. (Ref. 50605)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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