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Genus Family: Merlucciidae 🎣 4 Game Fish

Merluccius

Species
16
Max Length
155 cm
Max Weight
15.0 kg
Max Lifespan
30 yrs
Avg Trophic
4.19
Threatened
1

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
16

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
NT
EN
DD
Least Concern 6
Near Threatened 1
Endangered 1
Data Deficient 2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
3 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Belgium
1 spp.
France
1 spp.
United Kingdom
1 spp.
Canada
1 spp.
Republic of the Congo
1 spp.
Argentina
1 spp.
Israel
1 spp.
Uruguay
1 spp.
Denmark
1 spp.
Sweden
1 spp.
Brazil
1 spp.
Norway
1 spp.
Greece
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
1,248 m