AnAge entry for Merluccius merluccius
Classification (HAGRID: 04047)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Merlucciidae
Genus: Merluccius
- Species
- Merluccius merluccius
- Common name
- European hake
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Adult weight
- 8,250 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0585] Rochet et al. (2000), Comparative analysis of phylogenetic and fishing effects in life history patterns of teleost fishes
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 164795
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8063
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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