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Patagonian hake

Merluccius patagonicus Lloris & Matallanas, 2003

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the patagonian 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 patagonian hake live?

Not recorded

Is the patagonian 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 patagonian hake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGadiformes
  5. familyMerlucciidae
  6. genusMerluccius
  7. SpeciesMerluccius patagonicus Lloris & Matallanas, 2003
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • merluza PatagónicaSpanish
  • merlu de PatagonieFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the patagonian 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 patagonian hake?

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

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Patagonian hake (Merluccius patagonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/patagonian-hake

MLA

“Patagonian hake (Merluccius patagonicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/patagonian-hake.

BibTeX
@misc{patagonian_hake_2026,
  title = {Patagonian hake (Merluccius patagonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/patagonian-hake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}