White hake
| White hake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Phycidae |
| Genus: | Urophycis |
| Species: | U. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814) | |
The white hake (Urophycis tenuis) is a species of fish belonging to the family Phycidae.
Appearance
The species can grow to be up to 30 cm by the end of the first year, and 400 mm if male and 480 mm if female by the first reproduction.
Occurrence
The white hake occurs from Iceland to South Carolina regularly, and can be found down to Florida in deeper waters
Reproduction and Development
Spawning season for the white hake starts in late winter or early spring. It has been difficult to study the breeding habits of the white hake due to researchers’ issue with finding ripe females. Studies have found that larvae for the species occur in warm Slope Sea waters, but further along in development, the species can be found in continental shelf waters.
References
Bailly, N. (2014). Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126504 on 2015-02-18