[3] The silver hake is a long, thin species with a protruding lower jaw and two dorsal fins.

This hake is named as such for its silvery coloring, while darker dorsally.

[3] The silver hake typically inhabits relatively warm bottom waters, where temperatures are around 5–10 °C.

[4] The species is found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean at depths between 55 and 914 m (180 and 3,000 ft).

[3] It is found along the eastern coast of Canada and United States, as well as in the Bahamas, but it is most common between Newfoundland and South Carolina.