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Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)

South Pacific hake
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Chile country information

Common names: Maltona, Merluza, Merluza común
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found between Cnañaral and the Chonos Archipelago (Ref. 58452). Moves to southern coastal areas in summer and migrates to northern deeper waters (200-500 m) in winter and spring (Ref. 27363). Also Ref. 8984, 56050.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Guichenot.

Issue
A different species/subspecies is recognized on the Peruvian coasts Etropus peruanus Ginsburg, 1954, that is recognized in FishBase as a provisionally valid species. More studies are needed to clearly differentiate it (March 2021).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous; depth range 50 - 500 m (Ref. 1371).   Deep-water; 5°S - 46°S, 81°W - 69°E (Ref. 54583)

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