Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Castelnau, F. L. (1861). Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. Paris. i-vii + 1-78.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Gadiformes: family
Merlucciidae: genus
Merluccius: species
Merluccius capensis

Name

Synonyms: Merluccius capensis capensis; Merluccius merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861
Homonyms: Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861
Common names: Cape hake in English; Cape hake in English; Cape hake in English; Kaphecht in German; Kaphecht in German; Kapseehecht in German; Kapseehecht in German; Lluç del Cap in Catalan–Valencian; Merluza-do-cabo in Portuguese; South African Hake in English; South African whiting in English; South African whiting in English; Zuid-Afrikaanse heek in Dutch; Zuid-Afrikaanse heek in Dutch; cabezudo in Spanish; cabezudo in Spanish; carioca in Spanish; carioca in Spanish; hake in English; hake in English; kapinkummeliturska in Finnish; kapinkummeliturska in Finnish; marmota in Portuguese; marmota in Portuguese; merlu blanc du cap in French; merlu blanc du cap in French; merlu côtier du Cap in French; merlu côtier du Cap in French; merlu du Cap in French; merlu du Cap in French; merluche in French; merluche in French; merluza del Cabo in Spanish; merluza del Cabo in Spanish; morszczuk kapski in Polish; morszczuk kapski in Polish; nasello del capo in Italian; nasello del capo in Italian; pescada in Portuguese; pescada in Portuguese; pescada branca do Cabo in Portuguese; pescada branca do Cabo in Portuguese; pescada d'el cabu in language.; pescada do Cabo in Portuguese; pescada do Cabo in Portuguese; pescada do reino in Portuguese; pescada do reino in Portuguese; pescada do África do Sul in Portuguese; pescada do África do Sul in Portuguese; pijota in Spanish

Bibliographic References

Castelnau, F. L. (1861). Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. Paris. i-vii + 1-78.
Cohen, Daniel M., Tadashi Inada, Tomio Iwamoto, and Nadia Scialabba, 1990: Gadiform Fishes of the World (Order Gadiformes): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 10. x + 442.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
Lloris, D.; Matallanas, J.; Oliver P. (2005). Hakes of the world (Family Merlucciidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of hake species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 2. Rome, FAO. 57p. 12 colour plates.
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Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.