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Silver gemfish

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Rexea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Rexea solandri

Rank
  
Species

Silver gemfish Gemfish

Similar
  
Gempylidae, Blue warehou, Snake mackerel, Antarctic butterfish, Silver warehou

Rexea solandri, the Silver gemfish, is a species of snake mackerel found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand with reports of possible records from Madagascar and Japan. This species occurs in schools at depths of between 100 to 800 metres (330 to 2,620 ft) though mostly between 300 to 450 metres (980 to 1,480 ft). This species can reach a length of up to 110 centimetres (43 in) SL and a maximum weight of 16 kilograms (35 lb) has been recorded. This species is important to local commercial fisheries.

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References

Silver gemfish Wikipedia