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Merluccius peruanus Ginsburg, 1954

Peruvian hake
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes)
Etymology: Merluccius: Latin, mar, maris = the sea + Latin, lucius = pike (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ginsburg.

Issue
Provisionally valid species. When recognized, mainly considered as a subspecies of Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848). Still more studies are needed to characterize it (March 2021).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 50 - 500 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 4°S - 14°S

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Southeast Pacific: off the coast of Peru, from Paita southward to Huarmey.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 35.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); 115.0 cm TL (female); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1371); max. reported age: 13 years (Ref. 9722)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45 - 54; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 36 - 42. Caudal fin margin usually concave. Color is silvery on back, silvery whitish on belly. M. gayi gayi and M. gayi peruanus differ by the total number of vertebrae, total number of gill rakers and relative length of head (Ref. 1371).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs from the shallow continental shelf to the upper continental slope (Ref. 1371). Sometimes found off the bottom or in midwater (Ref. 1371). Marketed fresh and frozen and also used for fishmeal (Ref. 1371).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Espino, M., R. Castillo and F. Fernandez, 1995. Biology and fisheries of Peruvian hake (M. gayi peruanus). p. 339-363. In J. Alheit and T. J. Pitcher (eds.) Hake:biology, fisheries and markets. Chapmanand Hall, London, 478 p. (Ref. 9718)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00328 - 0.00878), b=3.11 (2.96 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.4   ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19-0.21; tmax=13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 10.9 [5.5, 38.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.326 [0.063, 0.892] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [16, 18] %; Omega3 = 0.141 [0.074, 0.262] g/100g; Selenium = 22.4 [10.1, 50.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14 [3, 62] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.245 [0.168, 0.379] mg/100g (wet weight);