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Merluccius merluccius
 
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Synonyms
Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Additional German name: Hechtdorsch.

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Biology
A predatory species feeding on fish (genera Clupea, Merlangius, Engraulis, Sardina, Sprattus, Scomber, and cannibalistic on younger conspecifics), and cephalopods. Young fish feed on plankton.

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