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Merluccius albidus (Offshore whiting; Offshore silver hake; Offshore hake)

Synonyms: Gadus albidus (heterotypic); Merluccius magnoculus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Merluccius albidus, sometimes known as the offshore hake, offshore silver hake, or offshore whiting, is a species of fish in the Merlucciidae family. It is found on the outer (offshore) continental shelf at depths of 70–1,170 m (230–3,840 ft) in the west Atlantic, ranging from New England to French Guiana. It reaches 70 cm (28 in) in length and 4.1 kg (9.0 lb) in weight.
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Prey / Diet

Thysanoessa raschii (Arctic krill)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Atheresthes stomias (Turbot)1
Gadus chalcogrammus (Whiting)1
Mallotus villosus (Capelin)1

Consumers

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food of Northwest Atlantic Fishes and Two Common Species of Squid, Ray E. Bowman, Charles E. Stillwell, William L. Michaels, and Marvin D. Grosslein, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-155 (2000)
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0