Species FAO code: HKW

Urophycis tenuis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Merluche nl Gaffelkabeljauw	–
Finland	fi valkosuomuturska sv vitbrosme	–
France	fr phycis blanc fr merluche	–
Ireland	en White hake ga Colmóir bán	–
Portugal	pt Abrótea pt Abrótea-branca	–
Slovakia	sk mieňovec belavý	–
Slovenia	sl bela repata tabinja	–
Spain	es Brótola blanca	Galicia: Bertorella branca
Sweden	sv Vitbrosme	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

HKW/N3NO.

Urophycis tenuis

Fishing areas

21.3.N Grand Bank
21.3.O Grand Bank

TAC

1000.0 t

Union

588.0 t

255.0 t

333.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)

Scientific name

Urophycis tenuis

Author

(Mitchill, 1814)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HKW

Morphological description

Upper limb or first gill arch with 2 (rarely 3) rakers. First dorsal in with an elongated ray. Body color variable, dorsally various dark shades, paler laterally, sometimes bronze, belly pale dirty to yellow white; pelvic fin pale. A dusky blotch present on the opercle.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyPhycidae
    - GenusUrophycis
      - SpeciesUrophycis tenuis

Synonyms

Phycis furcatus Fleming, 1828
Phycis borealis Saemundsson, 1913
Phycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)
Phycis dekayi Kaup, 1858
Urophysis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)
Gadus tenuis Mitchill, 1814

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

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Urophycis tenuis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Seines

Trawls

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central