hake
Merluccius merluccius
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Merlucciidae
- Genus
- Merluccius
Where to Find
Found in 32 diving areas across 15 countries and 2 regions.
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 1 records
- Ksamil, Albania - 1 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 39 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 84 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 957 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 170 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 733 records
- Larnaca, Cyprus - 1 records
- Paphos & Coral Bay, Cyprus - 1 records
- Bornholm, Denmark - 16 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 75 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 517 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 24850 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 6107 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Ustica, Italy - 4 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 23 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 19 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 7 records
- Azores, Portugal - 3 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 352 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 122 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 188 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 2464 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 6550 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 300 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 269 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 3 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 932 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 8 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 83 records