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Argentine hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Classification

The Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) is a species of merluccid hake found in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, specifically along the coast of Argentina and Uruguay. Like many of its congeners, it is of commercial importance. Taxonomy The Argentine hake was described by the Argentine ichthyologist Tomás Marini in 1933, with the specific epithet honoring the American ichthyologist Carl L.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 45Brazil · 11Chile · 1