Black snoek (Thyrsitoides marleyi)

Scientific name: Thyrsitoides marleyi Fowler, 1929

Black snoek (Thyrsitoides marleyi)

The Black snoek (Thyrsitoides marleyi) is a marine fish of the family Gempylidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to South Africa and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Recently reported from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17; Vertebrae: 34. Two lateral lines, originating above the upper angle of gill opening, branching below the 4th dorsal-fin spine or slightly behind it, upper line running along the first dorsal-fin base and ending below about the end of the first dorsal fin, lower line abruptly curved backward from bifurcation, running mid laterally to the base of the middle caudal-fin ray. Body color is dark brown with slightly metallic reflections, sometimes slightly paler on belly. Dorsal fin membranes with black markings.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thyrsitoides marleyi
Family
Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
200
Common length
100.0
Depth range
0–400 m (0–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa and New Caledonia, north to Japan. Recently reported from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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