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Black Snake Mackerel

Nealotus tripes Johnson, 1865

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack Snake Mackerel
Dutch—
SpanishEscolar listado
Chinese游棘蛇鲭
Scientific nameNealotus tripes Johnson, 1865

About this species

The black snake mackerel (Nealotus tripes) is a species of snake mackerel found worldwide in both tropical and temperate waters where they are found at depths of from 914 to 1,646 metres (2,999 to 5,400 ft) making diel vertical migrations from mesopelagic depths to the surface at night. It can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL though most do not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It is important to local peoples as a food fish. This species is currently the only known member of its genus, Nealotus. That genus is therefore said to be monotypic.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyGempylidae
GenusNealotus

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