Longfin Hake

Dorsal fin with an extremely elongated ray, its length longer than head length. Longest pelvic-fin ray reaching beyond the posterior end of the anal-fin base. Olive on sides, belly pale; the margins of the dorsal, caudal and anal fins darker.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0

Found curled in depressions next to rubble at 500-630 m; individuals actively swimming over the bottom possibly using their pelvic fins to detect prey. Exhibit depth and temperature preference. Larger fish collected at greater depths, and there appears to be a bathymetric segregation between small demersal juveniles and adults, typical of gadids (Ref. 86779). Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Most abundant between 360 and 800 m. Feeds mostly on crustaceans but also on mollusks and fishes (Ref. 1371).

Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Minimum depth at 90 m (Ref. 1371). Most abundant between 360 and 800 m. Feeds mostly on crustaceans (especially euphausiids, shrimps and amphipods (Ref. 5951)) but also on mollusks and fishes (Ref. 1371).

fisheries: of potential interest

Feeds on crustaceans, particularly euphausiids, shrimps and amphipods.

Occurs from the mid-Labrador Shelf to the southern edge of the Grand Bank, Flemish Cap, Laurentian Channel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, along the edges of the Scotian Shelf southward along the edge of the continental slope in United States waters to the Straits of Florida.

deepwater species; found at depths of 160- 1290 m

benthic