SNAKE MACKEREL

Gempylus serpens


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Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1829

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Ecology and Distribution

Ecology

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Environment: bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 - 600 m

deep-water; 42°N - 40°S; 180°w - 180°e

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.