Roudi escolar

Promethichthys prometheus

Gempylid Fish from Eastern Pacific

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Roudi escolar is known around Tropical and warm temperate waters of all oceans, but as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Promethichthys
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Tropical and warm temperate waters of all oceans, but absent from eastern Pacific except at Sala y Gomez Ridge.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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