Striped Escolar
Diplospinus multistriatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Diplospinus multistriatus, the Striped escolar, is a species of snake mackerel of cosmopolitan distribution at depths of from 50 to 1,000 metres. 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.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Gempylidae
- Genus
- Diplospinus