Merluccius merluccius: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the merluccius merluccius lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Merluccius merluccius
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gadiformes
Family	Merlucciidae

Where does the merluccius merluccius live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the merluccius merluccius in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the merluccius merluccius endangered?

The merluccius merluccius’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the merluccius merluccius?

The merluccius merluccius (Merluccius merluccius) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gadiformes and the family Merlucciidae, genus Merluccius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the merluccius merluccius

Merluccius merluccius or the European hake is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius. Other vernacular names include Cornish salmon and herring hake. It is a predatory species, which was often netted alongside one of its favoured prey, the Atlantic herring, hence the latter common name. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Norway and Iceland south to Mauritania and into the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important species in European fisheries and is heavily exploited, with some populations being fished unsustainably.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Merluccius merluccius (revision 1313979038), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q726276 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).