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Hake

Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The hake (Merluccius bilinearis) 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 bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)

Synonyms Stomodon bilinearis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Atlantic hakeEnglish
  • New England hakeEnglish
  • Silver hakeEnglish
  • WhitingEnglish
  • pescada norteamericanaAsturian
  • 银无须鳕Chinese
  • štikozubec americkýCzech
  • kulmuleDanish
  • SilberhechtGerman
  • merluzaSpanish
  • hopekummeliturskaFinnish
  • merlanFrench
  • ugoticaCroatian
  • lysingurIcelandic
  • nasello atlanticoItalian
  • zilverheekDutch
  • lysingNorwegian
  • morszczuk srebrzystyPolish
  • Merluza-prateadaPortuguese
  • Merluciu argintiuRomanian
  • налим морскойRussian
  • SilverkummelSwedish
  • 銀無鬚鱈Chinese
  • Nordvestatlantisk kulmuleDanish
  • Nordamerikanischer SeehechtGerman
  • Merluza americanaSpanish
  • merluza atlánticaSpanish
  • merluza norteamericanaSpanish
  • Merluzza atlánticaSpanish
  • HopeakummeliturskaFinnish
  • merlu argentéFrench
  • pescada prateadaPortuguese
  • Pescada-prateadaPortuguese
  • Хек серебристыйRussian
  • мерлуза серебристаяRussian
  • хэйк серебристыйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hake

Other species in the same genus Merluccius.

LC, Least Concern
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Merlucciidae

Whiting

Merluccius productus

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

Hake

Merluccius capensis

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

Hake

Merluccius paradoxus

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hake?

The hake (Merluccius bilinearis) 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 bilinearis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/merluccius-bilinearis

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{merluccius_bilinearis_2026,
  title = {Hake (Merluccius bilinearis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/merluccius-bilinearis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}