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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gempylidae Snake mackerels

Genus: Promethichthys

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

Tropical and warm tempera
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Promethichthys prometheus
[Roudi escolar]
1 Species of Family Gempylidae with Genus Promethichthys
(Snake mackerels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1832 Promethichthys prometheus Roudi escolar Tropical and warm tempera 100 SL



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