Merlucciidae

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Merlucciidae is a family of marine fish commonly known as hakes, characterized by elongated bodies and importance in commercial fisheries.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Merlucciidae canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
activityPeriod mostly nocturnal
bodyShape elongated body
class Actinopterygii
commercialProduct hake fillets
commonName hakes
diet crustaceans
smaller fish
distribution Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
economicImportance commercial fisheries
economicUse food fish
environment saltwater
feedingType predatory
finType ray-finned
fishingMethod longlining
trawling
habitat marine environment
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
managementConcern stock assessment
notableGenus Macruronus
Merluccius
Micromesistius
notableSpecies Merluccius hubbsi
linked to: Merluccius

Merluccius merluccius
linked to: Merluccius

Merluccius productus
order Gadiformes
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy FishBase
World Register of Marine Species
reproduction egg-laying
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank family
threat overfishing
trophicLevel mid-trophic predator

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gadiformes hasMember Merlucciidae
Merluccius bilinearis family Merlucciidae
Paracanthopterygii hasMember Merlucciidae
Phycidae relatedTo Merlucciidae
Melanonidae relatedTo Merlucciidae
Macrouridae relatedTo Merlucciidae