Promethichthys prometheus (SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC )
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Pelagiaria
Ordo: Scombriformes
Familia: Gempylidae
Genus: Promethichthys
Species: P. prometheus
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. It is also utilized as bait. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
See also
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References
Collette, B.B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Pina Amargos, F.; et al. (2015). "Promethichthys prometheus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16509297A16510892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16509297A16510892.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Promethichthys prometheus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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. It is also utilized as bait. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
See also
Escolar
References
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Collette, B.B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Pina Amargos, F.; et al. (2015). "Promethichthys prometheus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16509297A16510892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16509297A16510892.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Promethichthys prometheus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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