Species FAO code: HKM

Merluccius senegalensis

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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	–
Cyprus	el μπακαλιάρος Σενεγάλης	–
Czech Republic	cs Štikozubec senegalský cs Mořská štika senegalský cs Merlúza senegalský cs Hejk senegalský cs Senegalese hake	–
Denmark	da Senegalesisk kulmule	–
France	fr merlu du Sénégal fr merlu blanc	–
Germany	de Seehecht	–
Greece	el Μπακαλιάρος Σενεγάλης	–
Hungary	hu hekk hu szenegáli hekk	–
Italy	it Nasello atlantico it merluzzo atlantico	–
Lithuania	lt senegalinė jūrinė lydeka	–
Poland	pl Morszczuk senegalski	–
Portugal	pt Pescada pt Marmota-negra pt Pescada-negra	–
Romania	ro Merluciu senegalez	–
Slovakia	sk merlúza senegalská	–
Slovenia	sl senegalski oslič sl osliči	–
Spain	es Merluza negra es Merluza del Senegal	Galicia: Pescada de Senegal
Sweden	sv Senegalkummel	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

Distribution maps

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

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

Scientific name

Merluccius senegalensis

Author

Cadenat, 1950

Rank

Species

FAO code

HKM

Morphological description

Head rather long. Pectoral fin tips usually reaching origin of anal fin. Caudal fin usually truncate, progressively becoming concave with growth. Color is steel gray to blackish on back, silvery white on sides and belly.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMerluccius
      - SpeciesMerluccius senegalensis

Synonyms

Merluccius merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat, 1950

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 19 — 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 66 — Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)
      - Hake of the genus Merluccius
        0303 66 19 — 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 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 senegalensis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Distribution maps