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butterfly kingfish (Gasterochisma melampus)
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butterfly kingfish (Gasterochisma melampus) specimen
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Scombridae

butterfly kingfish

Gasterochisma melampus

Scombrid Fish from Two Hundred Meters

  • Cross-climate
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

butterfly kingfish is known from Circumglobal in southern temperate waters as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
164 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Circumglobal in southern temperate waters.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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