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Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Etymology: Rexea: Latin, rex, rego = king.
Eponymy: Dr Izumi Nakamura (1939–2021) was a Japanese ichthyologist at the Kyoto University Aquatic Natural History Museum’s Maizuru Fisheries Research Station and an expert on billfishes. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin benthopélagique; profondeur 340 - 370 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 34°N - 18°S, 53°E - 154°W (Ref. 6181)
Indo-West Pacific: Nazareth Bank and off Sumatra in the Indian Ocean and Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Japan and off Oahu, Hawaii.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6181)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 19 - 20; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15 - 18; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 12 - 13; Vertèbres: 34. Pectoral fin is represented by a single spine in small specimens or entirely absent in individuals over 25 cm SL. Lateral line branching below the 5th to 6th spine of the first dorsal fin. The upper line reaches to the base of the first dorsal finlet, the lower line runs sub laterally. Most of the body is naked except for a large rectangular stripe of squamation extending forward from the caudal peduncle. Overall color is grayish brown; a black blotch is on membranes between the first and third dorsal-fin spine.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Mesobenthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Matures at about 25 cm standard length (Ref. 6181).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 3.9 - 7.2, mean 6 °C (based on 147 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00167 - 0.00826), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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