Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Gempylidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Species | |
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Genus Thyrsitops
T. N. Gill, 1862 Similar Nesiarchus nasutus, Streaked Spanish mackerel, Scombrini, Cunene horse mackerel, Monterrey Spanish mackerel | ||
Thyrsitops lepidopoides, the white snake mackerel, is a species of snake mackerel found off the coasts of South America from Brazil on the Atlantic side to Chile on the Pacific side. It can be found at depths of from 30 to 350 metres (98 to 1,148 ft). This species can reach a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL though most do not exceed 25 centimetres (9.8 in) SL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It is currently the only known member of its genus.
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