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Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes



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11 species
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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Phycis blennoides
[Greater forkbeard]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 42 cm NG
Phycis chesteri Goode & Bean, 1878

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Phycis chesteri
[Longfin hake]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Phycis phycis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Luquet, D.
 
Phycis phycis
[Forkbeard]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 58.6 cm TL
Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858)

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Urophycis brasiliensis
[Brazilian codling]

Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Urophycis chuss (Walbaum, 1792)

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Urophycis chuss
[Red hake]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Urophycis cirrata
[Gulf hake]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Urophycis earllii (Bean, 1880)

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Urophycis earllii
[Carolina hake]

Photo by Lord, R.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Urophycis floridana (Bean & Dresel, 1884)

Photo by Photo by Lord, R.
 
Urophycis floridana
[Southern codling]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 66.5 cm TL
Urophycis mystacea Miranda Ribeiro, 1903

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Urophycis mystacea
[]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Urophycis regia (Walbaum, 1792)

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Urophycis regia
[Spotted codling]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)

Photo by Photo by Armesto, A.
 
Urophycis tenuis
[White hake]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phycis blennoides Greater forkbeard Eastern Atlantic 110 TL 1768
Phycis chesteri Longfin hake Western Atlantic 42 NG 1878
Phycis phycis Forkbeard Northeast Atlantic 65 TL 1766
Urophycis brasiliensis Brazilian codling Southwest Atlantic 58.6 TL 1858
Urophycis chuss Red hake Northwest Atlantic 66 TL 1792
Urophycis cirrata Gulf hake Western Atlantic 66 TL 1896
Urophycis earllii Carolina hake Western Central Atlantic 45 TL 1880
Urophycis floridana Southern codling Western Central Atlantic 35 TL 1884
Urophycis mystacea Southwest Atlantic 66.5 TL 1903
Urophycis regia Spotted codling Northwest Atlantic 43 TL 1792
Urophycis tenuis White hake Western Atlantic 135 TL 1814



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