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Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Etymology: Rexea: Latin, rex, rego = king; alisae: Named for ORSTOM's research vessel 'Alis', based in New Caledonia.
Eponymy: ‘Alis’ is the name of a ship used by the Institut de Recherche pour la Dévelopement to research off the coast of New Caledonia. The ship is, in turn, named after a local wind. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 470 - 580 m (Ref. 33346). Deep-water; 18°S - 26°S, 162°E - 170°E (Ref. 57081)
Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33346)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12. Body and head metallic silver; darker dorsally. Pupil silvery with an elongated, dusky blotch above and below the iris. A dark blotch, equal in size to orbit length on the operculum.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, C.D. and A.L. Stewart, 1997. Gemfishes (Scombroidei, Gempylidae, Rexea) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species. No. 7. In Séret, B. (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, v. 17. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (MMNHN), 174:125-141. (Ref. 33346)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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