Black snake mackerel
📖 Overview
Oceanic, epipelagic to mesopelagic , migrating to the surface at night . Feeds on myctophids and other small fishes, squid and crustaceans . Matures at 15 cm SL .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical 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.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Black snake mackerel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 914 - 1646 m . Deep-water; 47°N - 35°S, 180°W - 180°E Indian Ocean occurrence (28°08'S, 49°06'E) was based on an unpublished record (R/V VITYAZ-II, station 2781).
🌿 Ecology
myctophids and other small fishes, squid and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black Snake Mackerel |
| 🌍CES | pamakrela černavá |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | tummakäärmemakrilli |
| 🇫🇷French | Escolier reptile · coelho tripode |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Furaikamasu · フウライカマス |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Coelho-de-natura |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Неалот · Черная змеевидная макрель |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Escolar Obscuro · Escolar listado · Escolar oscuro · dómine negro |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 三棘若帶鰆 · 三棘若蛇鯖 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machaerope latispinis | Ogilby | 1899 | Synonym |
| Machaerope latispinus | Ogilby | 1899 | Synonym |
| Neolatus tripes | Johnson | 1865 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 507 records indexed .
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