Silver hake

Silver hake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Merlucciidae
Subfamily:	Merlucciinae
Genus:	Merluccius
Species:	M. bilinearis
Binomial name
Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814)

The silver hake, Atlantic hake or New England hake, Merluccius bilinearis, is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean from Maryland to the Newfoundland Banks, at depths of between 55 and 900 m. Its length is about 30 in (75 cm).

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Merluccius bilinearis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

This Gadiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Merlucciidae Gadiformes stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Clearwater Lakes Centre for Newfoundland Studies Look at other dictionaries: Silver hake — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English silver hake — ☆ silver hake n. an edible hake fish (Merluccius bilinearis) of the Atlantic coast of the U.S …   English World dictionary silver hake — noun found off Atlantic coast of North America • Syn: ↑Merluccius bilinearis, ↑whiting • Hypernyms: ↑hake • Part Meronyms: ↑whiting * * * noun : a common hake ( …   Useful english dictionary silver hake — sidabrinė jūrinė lydeka statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Merluccius bilinearis angl. New England hake; offshore hake; silver hake rus. североамериканская мерлуза; серебристая мерлуза; серебристый хек… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas silver hake — čilinė jūrinė lydeka statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Merluccius gayi angl. Pacific hake; silver hake rus. перуанская мерлуза; перуанский хек; чилийская мерлуза; чилийско перуанская мерлуза ryšiai:… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas silver hake — Whiting Whit ing, n. [From {White}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common European food fish ({Melangus vulgaris}) of the Codfish family; called also {fittin}. (b) A North American fish ({Merlucius vulgaris}) allied to the preceding; called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English silver hake — sil′ver hake′ n. ich a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North America: valued as a food fish …   From formal English to slang silver hake — noun Date: 1873 a common hake (Merluccius bilinearis) of the northern Atlantic coast of the United States that is an important food fish …   New Collegiate Dictionary silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium Hake — Hake, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”