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Domine (fish)
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The domine is a tropical
fish
in the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels). Domine are deepwater fish so are not frequently caught by fishermen. It is considered rare, but is not listed in the IUCN Red List
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Tropics
The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth...
fish
Teleostei
Teleostei is one of three infraclasses in class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. This diverse group, which arose in the Triassic period, includes 20,000 extant species in about 40 orders; most living fishes are members of this group...
in the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels). Domine are deepwater fish so are not frequently caught by fishermen. It is considered rare, but is not listed in the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
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