Pemarco blackfish

Schedophilus pemarco

Juveniles bear irregular cross stripes

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
South America
Deep-bodied
Medium

Pemarco blackfish is a marine fish recorded from Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to the Kunene River. It is associated with deep water. It reaches about 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Schedophilus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to the Kunene River, Angola. Reported from Namibia (Ref. 27121 ). Western Atlantic: occurrence in Venezuela is based on 4 samples taken from the coast, of which only one is larger than 20 cm TL (Ref. 13628 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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