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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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 Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Ruvettus pretiosus
[Oilfish]
1 Species of Family Gempylidae with Genus Ruvettus
(Snake mackerels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1833 Ruvettus pretiosus Oilfish Circumtropical and temper 300 TL



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