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Definition: Phycis chuss
Hake
\Hake\, n. [Also
haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,
hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See
Hook.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
Phycis,
Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake
is
Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting
is
Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species (
Phycis chuss
and
Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and
are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also
squirrel hake, and
codling.
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