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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

سمك جِراب زاحف, 三棘若蛇鲭, Escolier reptile, ... more

Main reference

Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin. 1993. (Ref. 6181)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6181); common length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6181)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 15 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 914 - 1646 m (Ref. 5951)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 47°N - 35°S, 180°W - 180°E

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 The southernmost Indian Ocean occurrence (28°08'S, 49°06'E) was based on an unpublished record (R/V VITYAZ-II, station 2781).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Body greatly elongated and compressed. Mouth large with fang-like teeth. Tips of both jaws with dermal processes. Color is blackish brown; dorsal and anal fins pale brown; buccal and branchial cavities and peritoneum black.

Oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic (Ref. 47377), migrating to the surface at night (Ref. 6181). Feeds on myctophids and other small fishes, squid and crustaceans (Ref. 6181). Matures at 15 cm SL (Ref. 36731).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

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References
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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.73 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Nealotus tripes Johnson, 1865