Short-lined escolar
📖 Overview
Short-lined escolar (Rexea brevilineata) is a ray-finned fish of the family Gempylidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in deep-water environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 43 cm. It occurs at depths between 180 and 400 metres. With a trophic level of 4.5, it is an apex predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 34. Lateral line branching below the 5th to 7th spine of the first dorsal fin, usually ending below the third to the last spine of the first dorsal fin. The lower branch runs mid laterally, sometimes undulating on caudal peduncle. Body is entirely scaled at a length of over 20 cm SL. Pyloric caeca 7 or 8. Body color is brown with silvery tint; anterior 2 membranes of the first dorsal fin black, the rest of the fin black edged; the posterior part of the pectoral fin is black.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Short-lined escolar is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 180 - 400 m . Deep-water; 20°S - 27°S, 90°W - 81°W Southeast Pacific: known only from seamounts of Nazca Submarine Ridge and adjacent parts of Sala y Gomez Ridge.
🌿 Ecology
squid and fish
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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