Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

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Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Phycis blennoides
[Greater forkbeard]

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Phycis chesteri
[Longfin hake]

Photo by Photo by Luquet, D.

Phycis phycis
[Forkbeard]

Photo by Photo by INIDEP

Urophycis brasiliensis
[Brazilian codling]

Photo by Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Urophycis chuss
[Red hake]

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Urophycis cirrata
[Gulf hake]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Urophycis earllii
[Carolina hake]

Photo by Photo by Lord, R.

Urophycis floridana
[Southern codling]

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Urophycis mystacea
[]

Photo by Photo by Crippen, C.

Urophycis regia
[Spotted codling]

Photo by Photo by Armesto, A.

Urophycis tenuis
[White hake]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Phycis blennoides	Greater forkbeard	Eastern Atlantic	110 TL	1768
Phycis chesteri	Longfin hake	Western Atlantic	42 NG	1878
Phycis phycis	Forkbeard	Northeast Atlantic	65 TL	1766
Urophycis brasiliensis	Brazilian codling	Southwest Atlantic	58.6 TL	1858
Urophycis chuss	Red hake	Northwest Atlantic	66 TL	1792
Urophycis cirrata	Gulf hake	Western Atlantic	66 TL	1896
Urophycis earllii	Carolina hake	Western Central Atlantic	45 TL	1880
Urophycis floridana	Southern codling	Western Central Atlantic	35 TL	1884
Urophycis mystacea		Southwest Atlantic	66.5 TL	1903
Urophycis regia	Spotted codling	Northwest Atlantic	43 TL	1792
Urophycis tenuis	White hake	Western Atlantic	135 TL	1814

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes(See list of species below)

Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

(See list of species below)