Hyse

Latin: Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Size:
110 cm - 19 kg
Levested:
Sandy mixed clay and gravel seabed from 10 to 300 meters deep
Distribution:
Both sides of the North Atlantic. In the east from Portugal to Spitsbergen, Iceland and Novaya Zemlya. The entire Norwegian coast
Food:
Benthic organisms, squid and fish
Facts about Hyse

Hysa is an important commercial species, caught by line, seine and trawl.

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