| Gempylidae (Snake mackerels) |
| 200 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 400 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 17-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 34-34. Two lateral lines, originating above the upper angle of gill opening, branching below the 4th dorsal-fin spine or slightly behind it, upper line running along the first dorsal-fin base and ending below about the end of the first dorsal fin, lower line abruptly curved backward from bifurcation, running mid laterally to the base of the middle caudal-fin ray. Body color is dark brown with slightly metallic reflections, sometimes slightly paler on belly. Dorsal fin membranes with black markings. |
| Mesobenthopelagic, down to depths of 400 m or more, often at the surface at night around Okinawa, Japan (Ref. 6181). The largest populations are probably on the slope of seamounts or ridges (Ref. 6181). Feeds on a variety of mesopelagic fish, squid and crustaceans (Ref. 6181). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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