The Gempylidae are a family of perciform fishes, commonly known as snake mackerels or escolars. They are elongated fishes with a similar appearance to barracudas, having a long dorsal fin, usually with one or finlets trailing it. The largest species, including the snoek, Thyrsites atun, grow up to 2 m long. Like the barracudas, they are predators,... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempylidae