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silver hake

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silver hake
n.
A marine food fish (Merluccius bilinearis) with silvery scales, common in American Atlantic coastal waters.
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Noun1.silver hake - found off Atlantic coast of North Americasilver hake - found off Atlantic coast of North America
hake - any of several marine food fishes related to cod
whiting - flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America


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The predominant prey were silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis), spoonarm octopus (Bathypolypus bairdii), and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus).
Silver hake are long, slender fish which can be identified by their grey-brown coloring on top fading to silver on its sides and belly.
In 2002, the Gulf of Maine/northern Georges Bank stock of silver hake was fully rebuilt.
 
 
 
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