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Striped Escolar

Diplospinus multistriatus Maul, 1948

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishStriped Escolar
Dutch—
SpanishEscolar rayado
Chinese双棘蛇鲭
Scientific nameDiplospinus multistriatus Maul, 1948

About this species

Diplospinus multistriatus, the Striped escolar, is a species of snake mackerel of cosmopolitan distribution at depths of from 50 to 1,000 metres (160 to 3,280 ft). This species grows to a length of 33 centimetres (13 in) SL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. This species is important as a food fish to local populations. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyGempylidae
GenusDiplospinus

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