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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Etymology: Paradiplospinus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, diploos = double + Latin, spina, pinna = thron (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 368 - 626 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water, preferred 22°C (Ref. 107945); 16°S - 30°S, 3°E - 15°E (Ref. 6181)

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Southeast Atlantic: known only from off Namibia and western South Africa.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 52.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27121)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 35 - 38; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 24 - 29; Vertebrae: 60 - 64. Body is extremely elongate. Mouth is large and with fang-like teeth. Eyes large. Pyloric caeca 6. Color of body and fins brownish black.

Occurs in the upper continental slope (Ref. 6181). Juveniles probably pelagic (probably mesopelagic) (Ref. 6181). Specimens 35 to 40 cm SL had ripe gonads (Ref. 6181).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Paradiplospinus gracilis (Brauer, 1906)