Cladus: Eukaryota The Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius, found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of South Africa and Angola. Very similar to Merluccius merluccius (European hake), it has an average length of 50 cm, with a maximum of c. 140 cm. It lives at depths from 550 to 1000 m, and feeds on crustaceans, squids and fish (including smaller hakes). It migrates southwards in Spring and northwards in Autumn. The Cape Hake is often fished together with the species Merluccius paradoxus, which lives in deeper waters. References * Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Merluccius capensis" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
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