White hake
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The white hake or mud hake (Urophycis tenuis) is a phycid hake. It is found in the deeper waters in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Description
The species can grow to be up to 30 cm by the end of the first year, and 400 mm if male and 480 mm if female by the first reproduction.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It grows to a maximum length of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
Distribution and habitat
The white hake is found in the northwest Atlantic from North Carolina to Newfoundland, at depths of about Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
Reproduction and development
Spawning season for the white hake starts in late winter or early spring. It has been difficult to study the breeding habits of the white hake due to researchers’ issue with finding ripe females. Studies have found that larvae for the species occur in warm Slope Sea waters, but further along in development, the species can be found in continental shelf waters.
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