Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

Genus: Phycis

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3 species (see list below)

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

Phycis blennoides
[Greater forkbeard]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Phycis chesteri
[Longfin hake]

Photo by Luquet, D.

Phycis phycis
[Forkbeard]

3 Species of Family Phycidae with Genus Phycis
(Phycid hakes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1768	Phycis blennoides	Greater forkbeard	Eastern Atlantic	110 TL
1878	Phycis chesteri	Longfin hake	Western Atlantic	42 NG
1766	Phycis phycis	Forkbeard	Northeast Atlantic	65 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: GadiformesFamily: Phycidae Phycid hakesGenus: Phycis(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Phycidae Phycid hakes

Genus: Phycis

(See list of species below)