Species FAO code: GRM

Macruronus magellanicus

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

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Blauer Seehecht de Hoki de Langschwanz-Seehecht	–
Croatia	hr oslić hoki	–
Czech Republic	cs Hoki patagonský	–
Denmark	da Patagonisk langhale	–
Estonia	et Argentiina piitsmerluus	–
Finland	fi patagonianhoki sv chilensk hoki	–
France	fr hoki d'Argentine fr hoki du Chili fr hoki de Patagonie	–
Germany	de Langschwanz-Seehecht de Blauer Seehecht de Hoki	–
Hungary	hu érdesfejű gránátoshal hu hoki hu északatlanti gránátoshal hu patagóniai gránátoshal	–
Italy	it Nasello patagonico it merluzzo patagonico	–
Lithuania	lt amerikinė ilgauodegė menkė	–
Netherlands	nl Langstaart heek [Macruronus argentinae synonym for Macruronus magellanicus]	–
Poland	pl Miruna patagońska	–
Portugal	pt Granadeiro-da-Patagónia	–
Slovenia	sl patagonski repek	–
Spain	es Merluza de cola patagónica	Galicia: Pescada de cola austral
Sweden	sv Chilensk hoki sv Argentinsk hoki	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Macruronus magellanicus

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Macruronus magellanicus

Scientific name

Macruronus magellanicus

Author

Lönnberg, 1907

Rank

Species

FAO code

GRM

Morphological description

Dorsal part of body purplish blue, belly silvery with a slight bluish tinge; small melanophores scattered on fin membrane of dorsal and anal fins; inside of mouth blackish (Ref. 1371).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMacruronus
      - SpeciesMacruronus magellanicus

Synonyms

Macrouronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907
Macruronus argentinae Lahille, 1915

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macruronus magellanicus Lönnberg, 1907

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

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 90 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 90 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Macruronus magellanicus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps