| Lotidae (Hakes and burbots) |
| 155 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 30 kg; max. reported age: 20 years |
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demersal; marine; depth range 150 - 1000 m, non-migratory |
| Northeast Atlantic: Southwestern Barents Sea, sometimes north to Spitsbergen, southeastern Greenland, southern coast of Iceland, around the British Isles and south to Morocco and into the western Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Newfoundland. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 70-81. Lower jaw longer than upper jaw; barbel shorter than eye diameter. Back gray-brown, grading to white ventrally. Posterior portions of vertical fins dark with pale margins. |
| Found mostly from 350-500 m depth on muddy bottoms. Feed on crustaceans and fish (flatfishes, gobies, rocklings) (Ref. 1371). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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