Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Parasites  





2 References  





3 External links  














Black snake mackerel






Català
Cebuano
Euskara
مصرى
Nederlands
Русский
Svenska
Winaray

 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Black snake mackerel

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Nealotus
Species:
N. tripes
Binomial name
Nealotus tripes

J. Y. Johnson, 1865

Synonyms
  • Machaerope latispinis Ogilby, 1899
  • Machaerope latispinus Ogilby, 1899

The black snake mackerel (Nealotus tripes) is a species of snake mackerel found worldwide in both tropical and temperate waters where they are found at depths of from 914 to 1,646 metres (2,999 to 5,400 ft) making diel vertical migrations from mesopelagic depths to the surface at night. It can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL though most do not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It is important to local peoples as a food fish. This species is currently the only known member of its genus, Nealotus.[2] That genus is therefore said to be monotypic.

Parasites[edit]

As all fish, the black snake mackerel has a variety of parasites. A study performed on fish from the subtropical upwelling region off North-West-Africa indicated that they harbour Myxozoa, Digenea, Monogenea, Cestoda, Nematoda including two species of Anisakis, Acanthocephala, and Copepoda.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Collette, B.B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Curtis, M.; Pina Amargos, F.; Grijalba Bendeck, L. (2015). "Nealotus tripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16509242A16510887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16509242A16510887.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  • ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Nealotus tripes"inFishBase. April 2013 version.
  • ^ Alt, Katharina G.; Kuhn, Thomas; Münster, Julian; Klapper, Regina; Kochmann, Judith; Klimpel, Sven (2018). "Mesopredatory fishes from the subtropical upwelling region off NW-Africa characterised by their parasite fauna". PeerJ. 6: e5339. doi:10.7717/peerj.5339. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6087424. PMID 30123696. Open access icon
  • External links[edit]


  • t
  • e

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_snake_mackerel&oldid=1188049994"

    Categories: 
    IUCN Red List least concern species
    Gempylidae
    Fish described in 1865
    Scombroidei stubs
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Articles with 'species' microformats
    All stub articles
     



    This page was last edited on 3 December 2023, at 01:44 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki