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Gempylidae
black snake mackerel
Nealotus tripes
Fangs Open into a Black Inner Chamber
- Black
- Cross-climate
- Temperate
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Elongated
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
Black
Cross-climate
Regional distribution
Elongated
Mediumblack snake mackerel is a marine fish found around Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 28 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Gempylidae
- Genus
- Nealotus
- Maximum length
- 28 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and temperate waters. The southernmost Indian Ocean occurrence (28°08'S, 49°06'E) was based on an unpublished record (R/V VITYAZ-II, station 2781).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
