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Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

Senegalese hake
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Merluccius senegalensis   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 15 - 1248 m (Ref. 58452), usually 100 - 600 m (Ref. 58452).   Tropical; 33°N - 12°N, 19°W - 8°W (Ref. 58452)

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