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Image Gallery: Gemfishes

View images of fishes in the family Gempylidae.  The family contains the Escolars, Gemfishes, Oilfish and Snake Mackerels.

Barracouta, Thyrsites atun Barracouta, Thyrsites atun
Head of a Black Snoek Head of a Black Snoek
A Black Snoek caught off Ballina, New South Wales. A Black Snoek caught off Ballina, New South Wales.
Escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum Escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Tail of Escolar Tail of Escolar
Escolar caught near Eden, NSW Escolar caught near Eden, NSW
Escolar tail Escolar tail
Escolar head Escolar head
A Gemfish caught off Brunswick Heads A Gemfish caught off Brunswick Heads
Juvenile Oilfish Juvenile Oilfish

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