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Offshore hake

Merluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the offshore 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 offshore hake live?

Not recorded

Is the offshore 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 offshore hake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyMerlucciidae
  6. genusMerluccius
  7. SpeciesMerluccius albidus (Mitchill, 1818)

Synonyms Gadus albidus, Merluccius magnoculus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Offshore silver hakeEnglish
  • Offshore whitingEnglish
  • štikozubec bělavýCzech
  • SeehechtGerman
  • merluzaSpanish
  • merluFrench
  • Nasello atlanticoItalian
  • ofushoa-heikuJapanese
  • Merluza-americanaPortuguese
  • Североамериканская глубоководная мерлузаRussian
  • merluza blancaSpanish
  • merluza blanca de alturaSpanish
  • merluza norteamericana meridionalSpanish
  • merluza profundaSpanish
  • merlu argenté du largeFrench
  • merlu blancFrench
  • merlu du largeFrench
  • prescada prateada do altoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the offshore 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

Hake

Merluccius paradoxus

MerlucciidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the offshore hake?

The offshore hake (Merluccius albidus) 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). Offshore hake (Merluccius albidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/offshore-hake

MLA

“Offshore hake (Merluccius albidus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/offshore-hake.

BibTeX
@misc{offshore_hake_2026,
  title = {Offshore hake (Merluccius albidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/offshore-hake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}