# Merluccius

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox 
| image = Merluccius productus1.jpg
| image_caption = ''[Merluccius productus](/source/Merluccius_productus)''
| taxon = Merluccius
| authority = [Rafinesque](/source/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque), 1810
| type_species = ''[Merluccius smiridus](/source/Merluccius_merluccius)''
| type_species_authority = Rafinesque, 1810
| range_map = Merluccius sp mapa.svg
| range_map_caption = Distribution of American ''Merluccius spp''.
| synonyms =  *''Epicopus'' <small>[Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1860</small>
*''Homalopomus'' <small>[Girard](/source/Charles_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Girard), 1856</small>
*''Huttonichthys'' <small>[Whitley](/source/Gilbert_Percy_Whitley), 1937</small>
*''Hydronus'' <small>Minding, 1832</small>
*''Merlangus'' <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small>
*''Merlucius'' [Gronow](/source/Laurens_Theodorus_Gronovius), 1854
*''Merlus'' <small>[Guichenot](/source/Alphone_Guichenot), 1848</small>
*''Onus'' <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small>
*''Polydatus'' <small>[Gistel](/source/Johannes_von_Nepomuk_Franz_Xaver_Gistel), 1848</small>
*''Stomodon'' <small>[Mitchill](/source/Samuel_L._Mitchill), 1814</small>
*''Trachinoides'' <small>[Borodin](/source/Nicholas_A._Borodin), 1934</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = CofF>{{Catalog of Fishes | family=Merlucciidae | accessdate = 27 February 2026}}</ref>
}}

'''''Merluccius''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [merluccid hake](/source/merluccid_hake)s from the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) and [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean)s, where mainly found relatively deep.

The generic name is derived from French ''mer'' ("sea") and [Latin](/source/Latin) ''lucius'', "[pike](/source/pike_fish)."<ref>{{FishBase |Merluccius|merluccius}}</ref>

==Species==
The 13 recognized species in this genus are:<ref name = CofG>{{Cof genus| Merluccius | accessdate = 27 February 2026}}</ref>
* ''[Merluccius albidus](/source/Merluccius_albidus)'' <small>([Mitchill](/source/Samuel_L._Mitchill), 1818)</small> (offshore silver hake)
* ''[Merluccius angustimanus](/source/Merluccius_angustimanus)'' <small>[Garman](/source/Samuel_Garman), 1899</small> (Panama hake)
* ''[Merluccius australis](/source/Merluccius_australis)'' <small>([F. W. Hutton](/source/Frederick_Hutton_(scientist)), 1872)</small> (southern hake)
* ''[Merluccius bilinearis](/source/Merluccius_bilinearis)'' <small>([Mitchill](/source/Samuel_L._Mitchill), 1814)</small> (silver hake)
* ''[Merluccius capensis](/source/Merluccius_capensis)'' <small>[Castelnau](/source/Francis_de_Laporte_de_Castelnau), 1861</small> (shallow-water Cape hake)
* ''[Merluccius gayi](/source/Merluccius_gayi)'' <small>([Guichenot](/source/Alphonse_Guichenot), 1848)</small>
** ''M. g. gayi'' <small>([Guichenot](/source/Alphonse_Guichenot), 1848)</small> (South Pacific hake)
** ''M. g. peruanus'' <small>[Ginsburg](/source/Isaac_Ginsburg), 1954</small> (Peruvian hake)
* ''[Merluccius hubbsi](/source/Merluccius_hubbsi)'' <small>[Marini](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_Leandro_Marini), 1933</small> (Argentine hake)
* ''[Merluccius merluccius](/source/Merluccius_merluccius)'' <small>([Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), 1758)</small> (European hake)
* ''[Merluccius paradoxus](/source/Merluccius_paradoxus)'' <small>[Franca](/source/Pedro_Guerreiro_da_Franca), 1960</small> (deep-water cape hake)
* ''[Merluccius patagonicus](/source/Merluccius_patagonicus)'' <small>[Lloris](/source/Dom%C3%A8nec_Lloris_i_Samo) & [Matallanas](/source/Jes%C3%BAs_Matallanas_Garc%C3%ADa), 2003</small> (Patagonian hake)
* ''[Merluccius polli](/source/Merluccius_polli)'' <small>[Cadenat](/source/Jean_Cadenat), 1950</small> (Benguela hake)
* ''[Merluccius productus](/source/Merluccius_productus)'' <small>([Ayres](/source/William_Orville_Ayres), 1855)</small> (North Pacific hake)
* ''[Merluccius senegalensis](/source/Merluccius_senegalensis)'' <small>[Cadenat](/source/Jean_Cadenat), 1950</small> (Senegalese hake)
;Synonyms
* ''[Merluccius hernandezi](/source/Merluccius_hernandezi)'' <small>[C. P. Mathews](/source/Christopher_P._Mathews), 1985</small> (Cortez hake); valid as ''M. productus''
* ''[Merluccius tasmanicus](/source/Merluccius_tasmanicus)'' <small>Matallanas & Lloris, 2006</small>; valid as ''M. australis''<ref name=Deli2015>{{cite journal|author=Deli Antoni, M.Y.|author2= Delpiani, S.M.|author3= Stewart, A.L.|author4= González-Castro, M. |author5= Díaz De Astarloa, J.M. |year=2015|title= ''Merluccius tasmanicus'' Matallanas & Lloris 2006 is a junior synonym of ''M. australis'' (Hutton 1872) (Gadiformes: Merluciidae) based on morphological and molecular data|journal=Zootaxa|volume= 3956 |issue=1|pages= 29–55}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Merluccius
Category:Merlucciidae
Category:Marine fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque

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