Domine (fish)

Species of fish

Domine

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Scombriformes
Family:  | Gempylidae
Genus:  | Epinnula
Species:  |

E. magistralis

Binomial name
Epinnula magistralis

Poey, 1854

The Domine (Epinnula magistralis) is a tropical species of snake mackerel found in all oceans at depths of from 176 to 488 metres (577 to 1,601 ft). The largest specimen collected reached a meter in length, though few exceed 45 centimetres (18 in).[2][3]

## Description

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The Domine is identified by its deep, yet slender and compressed body, distinguishing it from other elongate snake mackerels. Its genus name, Epinnula, refers to its lack of finlets, unlike the related Oilfish.[2] Its jaws are fanged, some of which remain exposed even when the mouth is closed. It is a pale, grey-blue color, which becomes darker from the head to the tail.[4]

## Habitat & Ecology

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The Domine has only been found in the Caribbean off the coast of Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Virgin Islands. It is likely mesopelagic, having been found at depths between 176 to 488 metres (577 to 1,601 ft).

## See also

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* Epinnula pacifica

## References

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1. ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Robertson, R. (2019). "Epinnula magistralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20665673A20682753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T20665673A20682753.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ a b Ho, Hsuan-Ching; Motomura, Hiroyuki; Hata, Harutaka; Jiang, Wei-Chuan (2017-12-12). "Review of the fish genus Epinnula Poey (Perciformes: Gempylidae), with description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean". Zootaxa. 4363 (3). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4363.3.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epinnula magistralis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
4. ^ Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p.

Taxon identifiers

Epinnula magistralis|

* Wikidata: Q2654209
* BOLD: 708136
* CoL: 6G5SF
* FishBase: 8468
* GBIF: 2397819
* iNaturalist: 317094
* IRMNG: 10973237
* ITIS: 172357
* IUCN: 20665673
* NCBI: 1262608
* OBIS: 280695
* Open Tree of Life: 3638526
* WoRMS: 280695