Species FAO code: HKO

Merluccius paradoxus

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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 de Tiefwasser-Kapseehecht	–
Belgium	fr Merlu nl Heek	–
Croatia	hr dubokovodni kapski oslić hr kapski oslić	–
Cyprus	el μπακαλιάρος	–
Czech Republic	cs Štikozubec kapský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Štikozubec hlubokomořský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Mořská štika kapský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Mořská štika hlubokomořský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Merlúza kapský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Merlúza hlubokomořský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Hejk kapský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus] cs Hejk hlubokomořský [Merluccius capensis paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus]	–
Denmark	da Dybvandskulmule	–
Estonia	et Süvamerluus	–
Finland	fi afrikankummeliturska sv kapkummel	–
France	fr merlu blanc du Cap fr merlu blanc	–
Germany	de Tiefwasser-Kapseehecht de Kap-Seehecht de Seehecht	–
Greece	el Μπακαλιάρος Νοτίου Αφρικής	–
Hungary	hu hekk hu mélytengeri fokföldi hekk	–
Italy	it Nasello sudafricano it merluzzo sudafricano	–
Lithuania	lt giliavandenė jūrinė lydeka	–
Luxembourg	de Kap-Seehecht de Tiefwasser-Kapseehecht fr merlu blanc du Cap fr merlu blanc	–
Poland	pl Morszczuk głębokowodny pl morszczuk kapski	–
Portugal	pt Pescada pt Pescada-da-Namíbia pt Pescada-do-Cabo	–
Romania	ro Merluciu de adanc [Merluccius merluccius paradoxus synonym for Merluccius paradoxus]	–
Slovenia	sl globokomorski kapski oslič sl osliči	–
Spain	es Merluza del Cabo es Merluza de altura	Galicia: Pescada de fondo de sudafrica
Sweden	sv Kapkummel	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960

Distribution maps

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

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

Scientific name

Merluccius paradoxus

Author

Franca, 1960

Rank

Species

FAO code

HKO

Morphological description

Body more slender than other hakes. Head large, about 25 to 30% of SL. Gill rakers short and thick with blunt tips. Pectoral fin tips reaching to level of anal fin origin. Color is steel gray on back, grading to silvery white ventrally.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMerluccius
      - SpeciesMerluccius paradoxus

Synonyms

Merluccius capensis paradoxus Franca, 1960
Merluccius merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960

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 paradoxus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Distribution maps