Species FAO code: HKK

Merluccius capensis

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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 Kap-Seehecht de Seehecht	–
Belgium	fr Merlu nl Heek	–
Croatia	hr plitkovodni kapski oslić hr kapski oslić	–
Cyprus	el μπακαλιάρος	–
Denmark	da Sydafrikansk kulmule	–
Estonia	et Lõunaaafrika merluus	–
Finland	fi kapinkummeliturska sv kapkummel	–
France	fr merlu blanc du Cap fr merlu blanc	–
Germany	de Kap-Seehecht de Seehecht	–
Greece	el Μπακαλιάρος Ακρωτηρίου	–
Hungary	hu hekk hu fokföldi hekk	–
Italy	it Nasello sudafricano it merluzzo sudafricano	–
Lithuania	lt afrikinė jūrinė lydeka	–
Luxembourg	de Kap-Seehecht fr merlu blanc du Cap fr merlu blanc	–
Netherlands	nl Atlantische heek	–
Poland	pl Morszczuk kapski pl morszczuk przylądkowy	–
Portugal	pt Pescada pt Pescada-da-África-do-Sul pt Pescada-do-Cabo	–
Romania	ro Merluciu sud-african (de Cap) [Merluccius merluccius capensis synonym for Merluccius capensis]	–
Slovenia	sl kapski oslič sl osliči	–
Spain	es Merluza del Cabo	Galicia: Pescada do cabo
Sweden	sv Kapkummel	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861

Distribution maps

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

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

Scientific name

Merluccius capensis

Author

Castelnau, 1861

Rank

Species

FAO code

HKK

Morphological description

Light brown above, silvery to white below (Ref. 6605).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMerluccius
      - SpeciesMerluccius capensis

Synonyms

Merluccius merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861
Merluccius capensis capensis Castelnau, 1861

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861

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 11 — Cape hake (shallow-water hake) (Merluccius capensis) and deepwater hake (deepwater Cape hake) (Merluccius paradoxus)
- 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 11 — Cape hake (shallow-water hake) (Merluccius capensis) and deepwater hake (deepwater Cape hake) (Merluccius paradoxus)
- 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 11 — Cape hake (shallow-water hake) (Merluccius capensis) and deepwater hake (deepwater Cape hake) (Merluccius paradoxus)
  - 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 capensis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Bottom otter trawls

Hooks and lines

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Distribution maps