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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

Genus: Urophycis

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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 58.6 cm TL
Urophycis brasiliensis (Kaup, 1858)

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Urophycis brasiliensis
[Brazilian codling]

Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Urophycis chuss (Walbaum, 1792)

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Urophycis chuss
[Red hake]

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

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Urophycis cirrata (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Urophycis cirrata
[Gulf hake]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Urophycis earllii (Bean, 1880)

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Urophycis earllii
[Carolina hake]

Photo by Lord, R.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Urophycis floridana (Bean & Dresel, 1884)

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Urophycis floridana
[Southern codling]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 66.5 cm TL
Urophycis mystacea Miranda Ribeiro, 1903

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Urophycis mystacea
[]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Urophycis regia (Walbaum, 1792)

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Urophycis regia
[Spotted codling]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Urophycis tenuis (Mitchill, 1814)

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Urophycis tenuis
[White hake]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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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