Merluccius capensis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Merluccid hakes ; Found on the continental shelf and slope to depths over 1,000 m [1]. Juveniles (to about 64 cm) feed on small crustaceans and small deep-sea fishes such as lanternfishes , whereas larger individuals feed chiefly on small hakes and jack mackerel [2]; cannibalism is common[1]. Migrates southward in the spring and northward in autumn[2]. Breeds throughout the year, peaks of reproductive activity in August and September [3]. Marketed smoked, frozen, and fresh on ice; eaten steamed, fried and baked[4].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,744 meters (0 to -18,845 feet).[5]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Merluccius capensis capensis Castelnau • Merluccius gayi gayi • Merluccius gayi peruanus • Merluccius gayi gayi (Guichenot, 1848) • Merluccius gayi peruanus Ginsburg, 1954 • Merluccius merluccius capensis Castelnau • Merluccius vulgaris (Non Fleming • Merlus gayi • Merlus gayi Guichenot, 1848

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 12-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Merluccius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. albidus (Offshore Hake) · M. angustimanus (Panama Hake) · M. argentatus (Deep-Water Cape Hake) · M. australis (New Zealand Hake) · M. bilinearis (Atlantic Hake) · M. capensis (Shallow-Water Cape Hake) · M. capensis capensis (Shallow-Water Cape Hake) · M. capensis paradoxus (Deep-Water Cape Hake) · M. gayi (Peruvian Hake) · M. gayi gayi (Chilean Hake) · M. gayi peruanus (Hake) · M. hernandezi (Cortez Hake) · M. hubbsi (Southwest Atlantic Hake) · M. merluccius (Atlantic Hake) · M. merluccius capensis (Shallow-Water Cape Hake) · M. merluccius paradoxus (Deep-Water Cape Hake) · M. paradoxus (Deep-Water Bristlemouth) · M. patagonicus (Patagonian Hake) · M. polli (Benguela Hake) · M. productus (North Pacific Hake) · M. senegalensis (Merluza Senegalesa)

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Further Reading

• Annals of the Natal Government Museum. London: Adlard & Son, 1906-1909. url p. 368, p. 4.
• Commercial fisheries review. [Washington]: National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] url p. 11, p. 12, p. 35.
• Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 367, p. 37, p. 6.
• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 137, p. 233, p. 253, p. 265, p. 291, p. 396.
• Discovery reports. London; Cambridge University Press. url p. 258, p. 273, p. 274, p. 283, p. 348, p. 355, p. 47, p. 48, p. 48.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url p. 106, p. 155, p. 156, p. 158, p. 355, p. 416, p. 484, p. 487, p. 489, p. 677, p. 833, p. 95, p. 98.
• Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. url p. 169, p. 32.
• Gadiformes (Treskoobraznye). Translated from Russian [by Walter J. Walters with Vladimir Walters] Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1962. url , p. 135, p. 142, p. 32.
• General embryological information service. Utrecht, Hubrecht Laboratory. url p. 25, p. 69.
• Marine investigations in South Africa / Cape of Good Hope Dept. of Agriculture. Cape Town: W.A. Richards & Sons, [1900?- url p. 143, p. 143.
• Ocean research and the great fisheries, by G. C. L. Howell. Oxford, Clarendon press, 1921. url p. 112.
• The Diversity of the Seas: a regional approach. WCMC Biodiversity Series 4 WCMC url p. 63, p. 69.
• World fishing fleets: an analysis of distant-water fleet operations, past, present, future. prepared by William B. Folsom, David J. Rovinsky, Dennis M. Weidner. Silver Spring, Md.: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [Office of International Affairs, 1993] url p. 270.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1983-1985)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1986-1990)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1991-1995)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1996-2000)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2001-2005)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2006-)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 131794
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30290
• Fishbase Species ID: 1828
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13760427
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 164798
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116536

Footnotes

1. Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer (1993). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 250 p. [back]
2. Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba (1990). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO [back]
3. Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer. (1999). Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. Rome, FAO. 265 p., 11 colour plates. [back]
4. Frimodt, C. (1995). Multilingual illustrated guide to the world's commercial coldwater fish. Fishing News Books, Osney Mead, Oxford, England. 215 p. [back]
5. Mean = -316.180 meters (-1,037.336 feet), Standard Deviation = 585.170 based on 6,269 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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