Merluza

MERLU (Merluza)

scientific name : Merluccius polli

NOMS USUELS (COMMON NAMES)

An: Benguela hake.

Es: merluza de Benguela, merluza angolesa. Fr: merlu d’Afrique tropicale.

Po: pescada-de-Angola, pescada-africana. Ru: angolskaya merluza, angolskiy hek.

 

Colouring

generally blackish back; belly steel gray to blackish; caudal fin bordered with white.

Height

30-70cm (max: 120cm).

Weight

0.6-3 kg (max: 10 kg).

Geographic distribution

Eastern Atlantic (from Mauritania to Angola).

Bathymetric distribution

benthic inhabiting the continental shelf and slope between 150 and 600 m depth.

Fishing

bottom trawls, sometimes lines.

Favorable period of fishing

cold season.

Commercial interest

very important.

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