imperial blackfish

Schedophilus ovalis

Centrolophid Fish from Western Central Atlantic

imperial blackfish is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Schedophilus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Spain and throughout most of the Mediterranean southward. Although reported to occur in South Africa (Ref. 4542 , 6942 ), Smith 1995 (Ref. 11228 ) mentions that the species occurring in southern Africa is not Schedophilus ovalis but Schedophilus velaini . Western Central Atlantic: a small specimen recorded from Bermuda.

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