Aquatic Resource Trade
in Species Database

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Aquatic Resource Trade
in Species Database

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Cite as: Jessica Gephart, Rahul Agrawal Bejarano, Althea Marks, & Kelvin Gorospe. (2026). Aquatic Resource Trade in Species (ARTIS). Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity. doi:10.5063/F1CZ35N7.
Note: full database is filtered to flows above 1t for website.

Merluccius capensis - ARTIS

Species Profile

Scientific Name

Merluccius capensis

Common Name

shallow-water cape hake

ISSCAAP Group

Cods, hakes, haddocks

Sources & Exports

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Source Countries

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Top Importers

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Top Exporters

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Trade Volume (tonnes)

All measurements in approximated live weight

1,093 t

18,669 t

Taxonomy

Kingdom animalia

Phylum chordata

Superclass osteichthyes

Class actinopterygii

Order gadiformes

Family merlucciidae

Genus merluccius