Cephalopods were also recorded in the stomachs of sampled hakes from the Adriatic. Predators include large, deep-roving sharks, cutthroat eels, merluccid hakes, and snake mackerels. The Phycidae are a family of hakes in the order Gadiformes. The Merlucciidae are a family of cod-like fish, including most hakes. But Michael Hakes died on November 19, 2003, from complications from leukemia.