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Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae Snake mackerels

Genus: Ruvettus

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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Circumtropical and temper
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1833

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Ruvettus pretiosus
[Oilfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ruvettus pretiosus Oilfish Circumtropical and temper 300 TL 1833



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