Description
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Reference |
IB2655 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Snake Mackerels - GEMPYLIDAE |
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Common Name |
Escolar |
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Scientific Name |
Lepidocybium flavobrunneus |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Snake Mackerels are pelagic from surface to near the bottom at depths of 1 000 m or more. Many make vertical migrations towards the surface at night to feed. They are voracious predators of other fishes, crustaceans and squids. |
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