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Gempylidae

Antarctic escolar

Paradiplospinus antarcticus

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Southern Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
Maximum length
52 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southern Ocean: circumpolar. In the belief that there was only a single species of Paradiplospinus , many authors used the name Paradiplospinus gracilis as including Paradiplospinus antarcticus .
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