escolar

Lepidocybium flavobrunneum

Two Hundred Centimeters Gempylid Fish

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
North America
Fusiform
Large

escolar is a marine fish found around Tropical and temperate seas of the World, but probably. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 200 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Lepidocybium
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Tropical and temperate seas of the World, but probably not occurring in the northern Indian Ocean. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Eastern Atlantic: known from 13°N off Guinea to Lobutu, Angola (Ref. 10816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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