Merluccius | |
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Merluccius productus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gadiformes |
Family: | Merlucciidae |
Subfamily: | Merlucciinae |
Genus: | Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 |
Type species | |
Merluccius smiridus Rafinesque, 1810
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Distribution of American Merluccius spp. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Merluccius is a genus of merluccid hakes from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, where mainly found relatively deep.
The generic name is derived from French mer ("sea") and Latin lucius, "pike."[2]