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Merluccius

(hakes), a genus of fishes of the family Gadidae. Body length, 30–50 cm (occasionally up to 1.2 m). The lower jaw is longer than the upper. There are several species of hakes, found in temperate and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They reach sexual maturity after three or four years. In most species spawning continues throughout the summer months. The eggs are pelagic. Hakes feed primarily on fish, including their own young, and make seasonal migrations. They are commercially valuable; the annual world catch of hakes is more than 1 million tons.

REFERENCE

Nikol’skii, G. V. Chastnaia ikhtiologiia, 3rd ed. Moscow, 1971

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Within Gadiformes, the family Gadidae is well known because it contains many economically and ecologically important fishes such as Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis), and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) (Nelson, 2006).

Hemoglobin Polymerization in Red Blood Cells of Marine Fishes: A Case of Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity?

Li-Chan, "Effects of Kudoa spores, endogenous protease activity and frozen storage on cooked texture of minced Pacific hake (Merluccius productus)" Food Chemistry, vol.

Preventing Soft Texture Fish Fillets through Brine Injection Technology

Lopez L, Davila L (2005) Salado de merluza por pila seca, humeda y por deshidratacion osmotica a vacio (Merluccius gayi peruanus).

Mass transfer kinetics during Arenca (Triportheus magdalenae) salting/Cinetica de transferencia de masa durante salado de Arenca (triportheus magdalenae)/Cinetica de transferencia de massa durante a salga da Arenca (Triportheus magdalenae)

Phylogeny and biogeographic history of hake (genus Merluccius), inferred from mitochondrial DNA control- region sequences.

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(2003) delimitaram entre 8 e 10 dias em gelo para merluza europeia (Merluccius merluccius); e EL MARRAKCHI et al.

Quality index method to determine the freshness of fish/Metodo do indice de qualidade na determinacao do frescor de peixes

2008) y en merluza Merluccius gayi peruanus, son mayores que los niveles de atresia observados en ovarios de anchoveta Engraulis ringens.

Escala de madurez gonadal del jurel Trachurus murphyi Nichols 1920

Las larvas vivas de Anisakis en la tercera fase (L3) fueron obtenidas de ovarios de merluzas (Merluccius merluccius) infestadas, procedentes del Atlantico noroeste, recepcionadas en el Mercado Central de Pescado de Madrid (Mercamadrid) en el mes de marzo del 2011 y enviadas a las instalaciones del Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos y Nutricion (ICTAN) en Madrid, Espana.

Efecto de la separacion mecanica del musculo en la retencion y viabilidad de las larvas de Anisakis durante el proceso de obtencion de surimi

The impact of overfishing and El Nino on the condition factor and reproductive success of Peruvian hake, Merluccius gayi peruvianus.Progress in Oceanography, 79(2-4), 300-307.

Aspectos socioeconomicos, administrativos, tecnicos y legales de la pesqueria del cangrejo azul (Callinectes sapidus) en Puerto Concha, Sur del Lago de Maracaibo

Survival of Pacific hake larvae (Merluccius productus), an abundant component of this group, is strongly influenced by the environmental conditions (such as upwelling, advection, and water temperature) experienced during the first few months after spawning at the California Current System [50] and fed upon a wide range of prey particularly on copepod eggs, filter feeding nauplii and copepodites [51].

Fish larvae response to biophysical changes in the Gulf of California, Mexico (winter-summer)

Their favorite fish was tuna (Thunnus spp.), but other preferred species that were easy to catch, such as hake (Merluccius spp.) and mackerel (Scomber scombrus).

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