striped escolar

Diplospinus multistriatus

Thirty Three Centimeters Gempylid Fish from the Indian Ocean

striped escolar is a marine fish from Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Diplospinus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in central water masses. Rather rare, but relatively abundant in the northwest and southeast Atlantic and southeast Pacific Ref. 6181 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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