sackfish

Neoepinnula orientalis

Thirty Centimeters Gempylid Fish from the South African Coast

sackfish is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Neoepinnula
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off East Africa (Kenya to Natal, South Africa), Saya de Malha Bank, Arabian Sea; eastern North Indian Ocean, Flores, Banda, Arafura Sea, Sulawesi and Sulu seas, off Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan. Reported from Fiji and Tuvalu (Ref. 12596 ).

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