OIL FISH / ESCOLAR
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lepidocymbium flavobrunneum
Vernacular names:
Es/Sp: Escolar negro
Fr/Fr: Escolier noir
In/En: Escolar
Local names:
- Ecuador: Miramelindo
- Perú: Escolar.
Tradenames: Escolar.
simile international importance: Ruvettus pretiosus
fishing season: Todo el año.
Geographic location: Its distribution ranges from 32° 43'N and 06° 00' S in the eastern Pacific Ocean..
habitat and biology: Mesopelagic, bathypelagic and oceanic species. It feeds on crustaceans and squids.
size: Its average length is 120 cm (SL), although samples of 200 cm (SL) can be.