Silver gemfish
Encyclopedia
The silver gemfish or gemfish, Rexea solandri, is a snake mackerel
of the genus Rexea, found in south eastern Australia
and around New Zealand
at depths of between 100 and 700 m. Its length is between 60 and 180 cm.
Snake mackerel
Gempylidae is a family of perciform fishes, commonly known as snake mackerels or escolars.They are elongate fishes with a similar appearance to barracudas, having a long dorsal fin, usually with one or finlets trailing it. The largest species, including the snoek, Thyrsites atun, grow up to two...
of the genus Rexea, found in south eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at depths of between 100 and 700 m. Its length is between 60 and 180 cm.