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IllustrationBlack snake mackerel
Nealotus tripes
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Black snake mackerel
- Scientific
- Nealotus tripes
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 28 cm (standard length); commonly 15 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Deep open water, recorded from 914 to 1646 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2012
Description
A small, blackish-brown snake mackerel reaching about 28 cm. It lives in the deep open ocean and rises to the surface at night to feed on lanternfish and squid.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Nealotus-tripes.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.