Species: Merluccius productus
Pacific Hake
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Bentho-pelagic fish utilize both bottom habitats and shallower portions of the water column, often feeding in shallow water at night and moving to deeper water to form schools during the day.
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Gadiformes
Family
Merlucciidae
Genus
Merluccius
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Other Bony Fishes
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae - Merluccius
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Marine
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Other Status
PS:SC - It has since been moved to the Species of Concern list (Federal Register 15 April 2004).
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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