Hake

Family Merlucciidae

• Portuguese: Pescada, or (young ones) Pescadinha
• Spanish: Merluza
• French: Merlu, Merluche
• Dutch: Heek
• German: Seehecht
• Swedish: Kummel
• Norwegian: Lysing
• Danish: Kulmule
• Icelandic: LÞsingur
• Other: Ceggdu (Welsh); Legatza (Basque); Canapé (Boulogne)

REMARKS Maximum length of females 1 metre. Males are smaller. The usual market size is from 30 to 70 cm. The back is slate grey or bluish. The large mouth is grey-black inside, which accounts for, e.g., the Danish name, from which the Irish name colmoír is probably derived. The hake has no barbel.