Gempylidae

Bengal escolar

Rexea bengalensis

Gempylid Fish from Japanese Waters

• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium

Bengal escolar is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.