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Pacific Hake

Merluccius productus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 2,779, February 2,582, March 4,007, April 4,688, May 7,250, June 6,314, July 5,012, August 4,467, September 3,926, October 3,114, November 2,507, December 2,539.
Canada49,186
British Columbia49,185
United States24,961
Alaska21,333
California2,531
Washington1,072
Oregon25
Yukon1
Mexico1
Baja California1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCods and hakes · Gadiformes
FamilyMerlucciid Hakes · Merlucciidae
GenusHakes · Merluccius

Sources

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