Species FAO code: PHA

Merluccius gayi

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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 Chile-Seehecht de Peru-Seehecht de Seehecht	–
Belgium	fr Merlu nl Heek	–
Czech Republic	cs Štikozubec peruánský cs Mořská štika peruánský cs Merlúza peruánský cs Hejk peruánský	–
Denmark	da Chilensk kulmule	–
Estonia	et Tšiili merluus	–
Finland	fi chilenkummeliturska sv chilensk kummel	–
Germany	de Peru-Seehecht de Chile-Seehecht de Seehecht	–
Greece	el Μπακαλιάρος Ειρηνικού	–
Hungary	hu hekk hu perui hekk hu dél-csendes-óceáni hekk hu hekk hu szürke tőkehal	–
Italy	it Nasello del Pacifico it merluzzo del Pacifico	–
Netherlands	nl Chileense heek	–
Poland	pl Morszczuk chilijski	–
Portugal	pt Pescada pt Pescada-do-Perú	–
Slovenia	sl perujski oslič sl čilski oslič sl osliči	–
Spain	es Merluza del Perú es Merluza gayi es Merluza es Pescadilla	Galicia: Pescada de Chile Galicia: Pescada
Sweden	sv Chilensk kummel	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Pacific, Southeast

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)

Scientific name

Merluccius gayi

Author

(Guichenot, 1848)

Rank

Species

FAO code

PHA

Morphological description

Caudal fin margin usually concave. Color is silvery on back, silvery whitish on belly. M. gayi gayi and M. gayi peruanus differ by the total number of vertebrae, total number of gill rakers and relative length of head (Ref. 1371).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMerluccius
      - SpeciesMerluccius gayi

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848)

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 gayi

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Purse seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast