Image Bank - Fishes
Escolar
Reference |
IB2655 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Snake Mackerels - GEMPYLIDAE |
Common Name |
Escolar |
Scientific Name |
Lepidocybium flavobrunneus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |