Merlucciid Hakes
Merlucciidae
The Merlucciidae, commonly called merluccid hakes , are a family of cod-like fish, containing two genera. They are the only member of the suborder Merlucciodei.
They are native to cold water in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and typically are found at depths greater than 50 m (160 ft) in subtropical, temperate, sub-Arctic or sub-Antarctic regions.
2 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 14 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82352.