Taxonomy of Finfish (1+2)

3.3.9.6.2 Gempylidae (Snake mackerels, Barracoutas)

• Lower jaw projecting beyond tip of upper jaw
• Detached finlets behind dorsal and anal fins
• Pelvic fins usually small, often reduced to a single spine with only a few or no soft rays
• No keels on caudal peduncle (except in Lepidocybium)
• Lateral line single or double, ending at caudal fin base

Eg. Gempylus serpens

 

Similar Families

Trichuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae.