Diplospinus

Diplospinus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Gempylidae
Genus:	Diplospinus
Species:	D. multistriatus
Binomial name
	Diplospinus multistriatus; Maul, 1948

Diplospinus multistriatus, the Striped escolar, is a species of snake mackerel of cosmopolitan distribution at depths of from 50 to 1,000 metres (160 to 3,280 ft). 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.^[2]

References

^ Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Diplospinus multistriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T20665551A20682738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20665551A20682738.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplospinus multistriatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Diplospinus multistriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T20665551A20682738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T20665551A20682738.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplospinus multistriatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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