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Merluccius papillosus

Status not recordedbony fish

Merluccius papillosus is a species in the family Merlucciidae, order Gadiformes.

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Quick facts about Merluccius papillosus

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 Merluccius papillosus live?

Not recorded

Is Merluccius papillosus 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 Merluccius papillosus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyMerlucciidae
  6. genusMerluccius
  7. SpeciesMerluccius papillosus (Stinton, 1966)

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Merluccius papillosus

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 Merluccius papillosus?

Merluccius papillosus (Merluccius papillosus) belongs to the family Merlucciidae in the order Gadiformes.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{merluccius_papillosus_2026,
  title = {Merluccius papillosus (Merluccius papillosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/merluccius-papillosus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}