Thyrsitoides marleyi

Black Snoek THM

84.2 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Silvery black, spinous dorsal fin mostly black.

Size:

Up to 175 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific in deep waters.

Habitat:

Mesopelagic and benthopelagic over seamounts and or ridges, to at least 400 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds on fishes, squids and crustaceans.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught by longlining.

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