Roudi Escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Gempylidae
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Promethichthys prometheus, the Roudi escolar, is a species of snake mackerel native to the warm temperate and tropical waters of all the oceans where it occurs at depths of from 80 to 800 metres (260 to 2,620 ft) (mostly between 300 and 400 metres (980 and 1,310 ft)). This species grows to a length of 100 centimetres (39 in) SL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres (16 in) SL. It is important to local peoples as a food fish and is popular as a game fish though it has been reported to carry the ciguatera toxin.
Los escolares o gempílidos (Gempylidae) son una familia de peces marinos incluida en el orden Perciformes, distribuidos por todos los océanos tropicales y subtropicales, normalmente en aguas muy profundas. Su nombre procede del griego: gempylos, una especie de pez. Tienen el cuerpo alargado y comprimido, siendo características pequeñas aletas aisladas detrás de las aletas anal y dorsal.
Distribution
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