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Hake

Merluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899

Status not recordedbony fish

The hake (Merluccius angustimanus) is a species in the family Merlucciidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about the hake

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hake live?

Not recorded

Is the hake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyMerlucciidae
  6. genusMerluccius
  7. SpeciesMerluccius angustimanus Garman, 1899

Synonyms Merluccius angusticeps

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Dwarf hakeEnglish
  • Panama hakeEnglish
  • merluzaSpanish
  • merlu PanaméenFrench
  • pescado do PanamáPortuguese
  • Гватемальская мерлузаRussian
  • merluza bajacaliforniaSpanish
  • Merluza panamenaSpanish
  • merluza panameñaSpanish
  • merlu du PanamaFrench
  • Merluza-equatorialPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hake

Other species in the same genus Merluccius.

LC, Least Concern
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Merlucciidae

Hake

Merluccius bilinearis

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

Whiting

Merluccius productus

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

Hake

Merluccius capensis

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hake?

The hake (Merluccius angustimanus) belongs to the family Merlucciidae in the order Gadiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hake (Merluccius angustimanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/merluccius-angustimanus

MLA

“Hake (Merluccius angustimanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/merluccius-angustimanus.

BibTeX
@misc{merluccius_angustimanus_2026,
  title = {Hake (Merluccius angustimanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/merluccius-angustimanus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}