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Gempylidae
snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Gempylid Fish from the Indian Ocean
- Black
- Cross-climate
- Subtropical
- Temperate
- Tropical
- Globally widespread
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Elongated
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
Black
Cross-climate
Africa
Elongated
Largesnake mackerel is known from Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Gempylidae
- Genus
- Gempylus
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. Adults also often caught in temperate waters. Specimen caught on the Atlantic side of South Africa (33°08'S 16°47'E at 700 m) (Ref. 6193 ) probably strayed from the Indian Ocean.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
