Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) 
AphiaID: 126484

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Pisces > Actinopterygii > Gadiformes > Merlucciidae > Merlucciinae > Merluccius

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810
Sources		original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 page(s): 254 [details] basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Lloris, D.; Matallanas, J.; Oliver P. (2005). Hakes of the world (Family Merlucciidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 2. Rome, FAO. 57p. 12 colour plates. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details] additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 254 [details] context source: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Albanian bakalaku  [details] Albanian merluci  [details] Basque legatz arrunt  [details] Basque legatza  [details] Breton begeg-vôr  [details] Breton merluz  [details] Catalan lluç  [details] Danish kolmuler  [details] Danish kulmule  [details] Dutch heek  [details] Dutch mooie meid  [details] Dutch stokvis  [details] English European hake  [details] English hake  [details] Finnish kummeli  [details] French brochet de mer  [details] French colin  [details] French merlu  [details] French merlu blanc  [details] French merlu européen  [details] French merluche  [details] French merluchón  [details] Galician pescada  [details] Galician pixota  [details] German Hechtdorsch  [details] German Seehecht  [details] Hebrew בקלה ים-תיכונית  [details] Icelandic lýsingur  [details] Italian nasello  [details] Modern Greek (1453-) Βακαλάος  [details] Modern Greek (1453-) Μπακαλιάρος  [details] Norwegian haeg  [details] Norwegian kolkjeft  [details] Norwegian lysing  [details] Norwegian Bokmål lysing  [details] Norwegian Nynorsk lysing  [details] Polish morszczuk  [details] Portuguese marmota  [details] Portuguese pescada  [details] Portuguese pescadinha  [details] Russian Мерлуза европейская  [details] Spanish carioca  [details] Spanish merluza  [details] Spanish merluza europea  [details] Spanish pescada  [details] Spanish pescadilla  [details] Swedish kummel  [details] Turkish bakalyaro  [details] Ukrainian Мерлуза європейська  [details] Welsh cegddu  [details] Welsh ceggdu  [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Black Sea [details] British Isles [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] FAO fishing area 27 [details] FAO fishing area 34 [details] FAO fishing area 37 [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Wimereux (not certain) [details]
Host of		Chondracanthus merluccii (Holten, 1802) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Clavella adunca (Strøm, 1762) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Clavella stellata (Krøyer, 1838) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Neobrachiella impudica (von Nordmann, 1832) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Neobrachiella insidiosa (Heller, 1865) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Neobrachiella merluccii (Bassett-Smith, 1896) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Haemobaphes cyclopterina (Müller O.F., 1776) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernaeocera branchialis (Linnaeus, 1767) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernaeocera lusci (Bassett-Smith, 1896) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Sphyrion lumpi (Krøyer, 1845) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Brachiella merlucci Bassett-Smith, 1896 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Lernaeocera caparti Machado-Cruz, 1959 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Parabrachiella australis Wilson C.B., 1923 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Parabrachiella insidiosa (Heller, 1865) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Parabrachiella merluccii (Bassett-Smith, 1896) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links		Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (47 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (272 nucleotides; 208 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS
Images		Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) added on 2006-08-16 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005 qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) added on 2006-08-16 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005 qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) added on 2006-08-16 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005 qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) added on 2006-08-16 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005 qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) added on 2006-08-16 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005 qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) added on 2006-08-16 - author: RIVO/Henk Heessen/2005 qualitystatus: not checked Gilson (1921, fig. 61) added on 2008-06-12 - author: Anoniem in Gilson, G. (1921) scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: not checked Olsen (1883, kaart 19) added on 2008-07-24 - author: O.T. Olsen scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: not checked Poll (1947, fig. 129) added on 2008-08-12 - author: H. Dupond in Poll (1947) (naar Smitt) scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius added on 2009-02-15 - author: Collection Georges Declercq qualitystatus: not checked Merluccius merluccius added on 2011-03-04 - author: VLIZ (Decleer) qualitystatus: not checked Gilis (1942, figuur 19) added on 2012-07-25 - author: Anoniem in Gilis (1942) scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: not checked Gilis (1942, figuur 20) added on 2012-07-25 - author: Anoniem in Gilis (1942) scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126484
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van der Land, Jacob 2008-01-15 17:27:08Z   changed   Bailly, Nicolas
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		Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126484 on 2013-05-27
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