Species FAO code: HKN

Merluccius australis

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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 Seehecht	–
Belgium	fr Merlu nl Heek	–
Croatia	hr oslić južnih mora	–
Denmark	da Sydlig kulmule	–
Estonia	et Uusmeremaa merluus	–
Finland	fi etelänkummeliturska sv sydkummel	–
France	fr merlu austral	–
Germany	de Seehecht	–
Greece	el Μπακαλιάρος Παταγονίας	–
Hungary	hu hekk [Merluccius polylepis synonym for Merluccius australis] hu chilei hekk [Merluccius polylepis synonym for Merluccius australis] hu ausztrál hekk [Merluccius polylepis synonym for Merluccius australis] hu hekk hu szürke tőkehal	–
Italy	it Nasello australe it merluzzo australe	–
Lithuania	lt australinė jūrinė lydeka	–
Poland	pl Morszczuk australijski	–
Portugal	pt Pescada pt Pescada-do-Chile pt Pescada-da-Nova-Zelândia	–
Slovakia	sk merlúza južná	–
Slovenia	sl južni oslič sl južni oslič [Merluccius polylepis synonym for Merluccius australis] sl osliči	–
Spain	es Merluza austral es Merluza de Chile es Merluza sureña	Galicia: Pescada austral
Sweden	sv Sydkummel	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Merluccius australis

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Merluccius australis

Scientific name

Merluccius australis

Author

(Hutton, 1872)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HKN

Morphological description

Body more slender than other hakes. Pectoral fins long and slender, stripe reaching anal fin in young individuals but not in fish over 50 cm in SL. Gill rakers short and thick with blunt tips. Color is steel gray on back grading to silvery white ventrally.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMerluccius
      - SpeciesMerluccius australis

Synonyms

Gadus australis Hutton, 1872
Merlangius australis (Hutton, 1872)
Merluccius gayi australis (Hutton, 1872)
Merluccius polylepis Ginsburg, 1954
Merluccius gayi polylepis Ginsburg, 1954
Merluccius australis polylepis Ginsburg, 1954

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)

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 54 — Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
      - Hake of the genus Merluccius
        0302 54 15 — Southern hake (Merluccius australis)
- 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 66 — Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
      - Hake of the genus Merluccius
        0303 66 13 — Southern hake (Merluccius australis)
- 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 74 — Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
      - Hake of the genus Merluccius
        0304 74 19 — 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 50 — Hake of the genus Merluccius
- 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
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1604 — Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
  - Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced
    - 1604 19 — Other
      - Other
        Other
        1604 19 94 — Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)

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Merluccius australis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps