Merluccius polli, Benguela hake : fisheries

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Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950

Benguela hake
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Common names from other countries

Merlu d'Afrique tropicale, Merluza de Benguela, Мерлуза бенгальская, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Max Fernand Leon Poll (1908–1991) was a Belgian ichthyologist, and ‘connoisseur of the fish fauna’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina djupbottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 50 - 1248 m (Ref. 112558), usually 50 - 550 m (Ref. 58452). Deep-water; 29°N - 19°S, 19°W - 15°E (Ref. 58452)

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Eastern Atlantic: off the coast of tropical West Africa, from Mauritania to Angola. Range reported to extend to off southwest Africa near Cape Frio, Namibia (Ref. 6524).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 44.4  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1371); common length : 40.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26999)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 1; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 45 - 52. Head large and little depressed. Pectoral fin tips usually reaching the origin of anal fin in small but not in large individuals. Scales easily shed. Color usually blackish on back, steel gray to blackish on belly; caudal fin white-edged.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Feeds mainly on small fishes and partly on squids and shrimps (Ref. 1371). Marketed mostly fresh and frozen, also used for fishmeal and oil (Ref. 1371). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 1371.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(10). Rome: FAO. 442 p. (Ref. 1371)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 July 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 7.3 - 19.8, mean 14.2 °C (based on 93 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00237 - 0.00803), b=3.10 (2.94 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.39(?); assuming tm>=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High vulnerability (58 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 11.3 [5.5, 40.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.351 [0.069, 0.938] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [16.0, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.158 [0.081, 0.306] g/100g; Selenium = 28.7 [12.1, 62.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.7 [1.9, 42.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.203 [0.137, 0.312] mg/100g (wet weight);