Demersal fish · Habitat 50–500 m
Black hake
Merluccius senegalensis · M. polli
- ESMerluza negra
- FRMerlu noir
- ARنازلي أسود
- Trade nameMerlu noir
The West African hakes of the outer shelf and slope, caught by demersal trawlers. Their soft white flesh is in steady demand in Spain and southern Europe. Sold whole, headed and gutted, or as smaller pescadilla.
Specification
Graded and packed to your order.
- Grades
- 1 ≥ 2.52 1.2–2.53 0.6–1.24 0.28–0.65 0.2–0.28 kg
- Presentation
- Whole · headed and gutted
- Frozen / packing
- Sea-frozen · IQF · fresh on ice
- Available as
- Frozen · Fresh
- Origin
- Mauritania · FAO area 34 (Eastern Central Atlantic)
- Trade name
- Merlu noir
Typical grades · packed to your specification. Volumes and seasons vary; ask us for current availability.
The finished product
What arrives at your port.
Product photos of black hake (frozen, graded and packed) coming soon.
Your contact in Mauritania
Fadi Hamayda Managing Director
Tell us the grade, presentation, volume and destination port for black hake. We check what the plants can supply this season and come back to you with an offer.
