Hake
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Hake ( Merluccius merluccius ) |
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The hake ( Merluccius merluccius ), often referred to as Hake called, is a type of hake (Merlucciidae), which is native to the European Atlantic coasts.
features
The hake has an elongated torpedo-shaped body and is up to a meter long and weighs around ten kilograms. The head has an upper mouth, which reaches under the eyes and is equipped with long, very sharp teeth. The back and the flanks are dark gray, the belly side silvery-gray to white.
The two-part dorsal fin has 9 to 10 anterior and 37 to 40 posterior fin rays. The anal fin consists of 36 to 40 fin rays, the ventral fins are throaty.
distribution
The hake lives in the coastal zones of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from northern Scandinavia and Iceland to North Africa as well as the North Sea and the Mediterranean .
Way of life
The fish live in open water ( pelagic ) in areas with water depths of 200 to 300 meters. They feed mainly on schooling fish such as herring , which they hunt mainly at night in near-surface water. During the day, like their prey fish, they retreat to deeper water layers or to the sea floor.
The spawning season of the hake is between May and August, with the approximately one millimeter large eggs being released at a depth of around 200 meters. The eggs float in the open water and do not fall to the sea floor. The males reach sexual maturity at three to four years old, the females at around eight years.
Systematics
The hake is one of 15 species of the genus Merluccius within the hake (Merlucciidae).
supporting documents
Individual evidence
literature
- Andreas Vilcinskas : Fish. Central European freshwater species and marine fish from the North and Baltic Seas. BLV, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-405-15848-6 , p. 200.
Web links
- Hake on Fishbase.org (English)