Antarctic escolar (Paradiplospinus antarcticus)

Scientific name: Paradiplospinus antarcticus Andriashev, 1960

Antarctic escolar (Paradiplospinus antarcticus)

The Antarctic escolar (Paradiplospinus antarcticus) is a marine fish of the family Gempylidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 36 - 39; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-34; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 25 - 31; Vertebrae: 64 - 67. Body is extremely elongate. Mouth with fang-like teeth, 3-6 fangs anteriorly in upper jaw and 1 fang on each side of the lower jaw. Pyloric caeca 6. Color is silvery white without any conspicuous marks except 40 - 50 narrow longitudinal lines of pale melanophores; the dorsal-fin base, opercular region and caudal-fin origin dark brownish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paradiplospinus antarcticus
Family
Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
52.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
0–2830 m (0–9285 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2830 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southern Ocean: circumpolar. In the belief that there was only a single species of Paradiplospinus, many authors used the name Paradiplospinusgracilis as including Paradiplospinus antarcticus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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