Gempylus notha (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804) (ambiguous name)
Acinacea notha Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804 (ambiguous name)
Lemnisoma thyrsitoides Lesson, 1831
Gempylus coluber G. Cuvier, 1832
Gempylus ophidianus Poey, 1860
The snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens) is the sole species of fish in the monotypic genus Gempylus, belonging to the family Gempylidae (which is also referred to generally as "snake mackerels"). It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans between the latitudes of 42°N and 40°S; adults are known to stray into temperate waters. It is found to a depth of 600 meters (2,000 feet).[2] Populations of the snake mackerel from the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific differ in vertebral count (51–55 versus 48–50) and number of first dorsal fin spines (30–32 versus 26–30), and so may represent separate species.[3]
^Collette, B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Pina Amargos, F.; Curtis, M.; Grijalba Bendeck, L. (2015). "Gempylus serpens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16509126A16510882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16509126A16510882.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). "Gempylus serpens" in FishBase. March 2009 version.
^Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. (1993). FAO Species Catalogue Vol. 15: Snake Mackerels and Cutlassfishes of the World. Rome: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-103124-X.
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