Sackfish

Neoepinnula orientalis

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth216–595 m
Water temperature10–30 °C
Best monthsApril, September, and November
How commonRare

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About this species

Neoepinnula is a genus of snake mackerels, also known as sackfish.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Neoepinnula”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 8 records
March: 5 records
April: 42 records
May: 12 records
June: 14 records
July: 8 records
August: 25 records
September: 32 records
October: 21 records
November: 26 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 216–595 m · Deepest record: 3,187.3 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140+ m: 153 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–30 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 11 records
18–20 °C: 12 records
20–22 °C: 13 records
22–24 °C: 15 records
24–26 °C: 25 records
26–28 °C: 70 records
28–30 °C: 96 records

Names and classification

English: Sackfish, sackfish

Names in 5 more languages

Spanish: dómine chico
French: Escolier oriental
Japanese: Toyokamasu, トウヨウカマス
Thai: ปลาอินทรีเขี้ยวตัวสั้น
Simplified Chinese: 帶梭, 東方新帶鰆, 東方新蛇鯖

Other scientific names: Epinnula orientalis

Similar species

Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Black snake mackerel
Nealotus tripes
Royal escolar
Rexea prometheoides

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
321 open-data records from 1948 to 2025.

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