Landing of pelagic oceanic species are very rear specially rounded and elongate body shape fishes which normally escape in pelagic gillnets. This is the first confirmed record of pelagic oceanic species Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1829 commonly called as snake mackerel from Pakistani waters. A sample measuring 83 cm collected from Karachi fish harbor on 20th February 2019.Unique character of the sample were larger lower jaw, dorsal and anal finlets, three large fang on upper jaw, two lateral lines. This document provides a short brief with supporting photograph of the sample and distribution.
Hamid Badar Osmany, Kashifa Zohra , Hina Manzoor. (2019) FIRST OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE OCCURRENCE OF SNAKE MACKEREL GEMPYLUS SERPENS CUVIER, 1829 (FAMILY GEMPYLIDAE) IN PAKISTAN, , Volume 16, Issue 4.
