Issue
Provisionally valid species. When recognized, mainly considered as a subspecies of Merluccius gayi (Guichenot, 1848). Still more studies are needed to characterize it (March 2021).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
بوم شناسي
دريايي موجوداتی که در اعماق زیر 200 متر زندگی و تغذیه می کنند; اقیانوس رو (Ref. 51243); تغييرات عمق 50 - 500 m (Ref. 1371). Deep-water; 4°S - 14°S
Southeast Pacific: off the coast of Peru, from Paita southward to Huarmey.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / سن
Maturity: Lm 35.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 1371); 115.0 cm TL (female); common length : 50.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 1371); بيشينه سن گزارش شده: 13 سال ها (Ref. 9722)
خارهاي باله پشتي (کل): 1; شعاع نرم باله پشتي (کل): 45-54; خارهاي باله مخرجي 0; شعاع نرم باله مخرجي: 36 - 42. Caudal fin margin usually concave. Color is silvery on back, silvery whitish on belly. M. gayi gayi and M. gayi peruanus differ by the total number of vertebrae, total number of gill rakers and relative length of head (Ref. 1371).
Occurs from the shallow continental shelf to the upper continental slope (Ref. 1371). Sometimes found off the bottom or in midwater (Ref. 1371). Marketed fresh and frozen and also used for fishmeal (Ref. 1371).
Life cycle and mating behavior
بلوغ | تولید مثل | تخم ریزی | تخم ها | Fecundity | توزاد ( لارو)
Espino, M., R. Castillo and F. Fernandez, 1995. Biology and fisheries of Peruvian hake (M. gayi peruanus). p. 339-363. In J. Alheit and T. J. Pitcher (eds.) Hake:biology, fisheries and markets. Chapmanand Hall, London, 478 p. (Ref. 9718)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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