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Gempylidae
12 species in this family
The Gempylidae family belongs to the mackerels, tunas & jacks and includes 12 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Roudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
Gempylidae
Barraconda
Rexea solandri
Gempylidae
Castor oil fish
Ruvettus pretiosus
Gempylidae
Barracouta
Thyrsites atun
Gempylidae
Black snoek
Thyrsitoides marleyi
Gempylidae
Northern gemfish
Rexea prometheoides
Gempylidae
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Gempylidae
Striped escolar
Diplospinus multistriatus
Gempylidae
Domine
Epinnula magistralis
Gempylidae
Bengal escolar
Rexea bengalensis
Gempylidae
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American sackfish
Neoepinnula americana
Gempylidae
no photo
Antarctic escolar
Paradiplospinus antarcticus
Gempylidae
Barraconda
Rexea solandri
Gempylidae
Barracouta
Thyrsites atun
Gempylidae
Bengal escolar
Rexea bengalensis
Gempylidae
Black snoek
Thyrsitoides marleyi
Gempylidae
Castor oil fish
Ruvettus pretiosus
Gempylidae
Domine
Epinnula magistralis
Gempylidae
Northern gemfish
Rexea prometheoides
Gempylidae
Roudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
Gempylidae
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Gempylidae
Striped escolar
Diplospinus multistriatus
Gempylidae