- Merluccius gayi
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South Pacific / Peruvian hake 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gadiformes Family: Merlucciidae Genus: Merluccius Species: M. gayi Binomial name Merluccius gayi
(Guichenot, 1848)
Range of M. g. gayi (green), M. g. peruanus (red), and some related species (blue) The South Pacific hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) and the Peruvian hake (Merluccius gayi peruanus) are two subspecies of merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the south-western Pacific Ocean, along the coast of South America, from Peru (Merluccius gayi peruanus) to the Chilean coasts up to the Chiloé Archipelago. During the Southern Hemisphere summer, it migrates southwards in shallow waters, while in the winter it lives more to the north, in far deeper waters.
Merluccius gayi is very similar to the European hake (Merluccius merluccius). They feed on crustaceans, cephalopods and other fish.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Merluccius gayi" in FishBase. June 2009 version.
External links
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