Gempylidae

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snake mackerels

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family Gempylidae

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Catch Species PIER Research DSBG research catch (%) EFP catch catch (2015-16) (2014-16) Swordfish 59 57.8% 611 Opah 8 7.8% 3 Bigeye thresher 23 22.5% 123 Common thresher 2 2.0% 0 Shortfin mako shark 2 2.0% 1 Gempylidae spp.

Exempted Testing of Deep-set Buoy Gear and Concurrent Research Trials on Swordfish, Xiphias gladius, in the Southern California Bight

Diet of the oil fish Ruvettus pretiosus (Perciformes: Gempylidae) in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Brazil.

Distribution, relative abundance and diversity of deep-sea species at Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo Archipelago, Brazil

The snake mackerels Gempylidae are marine fishes that inhabit tropical and subtropical seas, often in very deep water (Nakamura, 1986, 1990; Nelson, 2006).

Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae).

Gemfishes (Scombroidei, Gempylidae, Rexea) of New Caledonia, southwest Pacific Ocean, with description of a new species.

First report of the black gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus (Perciformes: Gempylidae) in Argentinean waters/Primeiro relatorio do gemfish preto Nesiarchus nasutus (Perciformes: Gempylidae) em aguas argentinas

The most important prey taxa by percent biomass in the early morning were flyingfishes (54%), snake mackerel (Gempylidae, 18%), and epipelagic cephalopods (10%).

For the two size classes between 951 and 1250 mm, frigate and bullet tuna (Auxis spp.), snake mackerels (Gempylidae), and epipelagic cephalopods were dominant (Fig.

Our results were similar to theirs in that flyingfishes was the most important component of the diet, and in both studies snake mackerel (Gempylidae) were found in the stomachs.

Food habits and consumption rates of common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Pacific Ocean

The muscle tissue of the lancetfish consists mainly of white muscles that are responsible for short-term bursts of motion (Sharp and Pirages, 1978: Schmidt-Nielsen, 1979); and its body form allows it to make short impetuous rushing movements, characteristic of many predatory fishes with anguilliform bodies (Trichiuridae, some of the Gempylidae, Muraenidae, Anotopterus pharao, etc.).

First record of a yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from the stomach of a longnose lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox). (Notes)

+ Kyphosidae Kyphosus cinerascens + (Forsskal, 1775) Gempylidae Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1829 + Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829 + Ephippididae Platax spp.

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