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Species: Diplospinus multistriatus, Striped escolar

v elongate

thin dotted stripes
D > 60 spines + rays

1 LL

pelvic = tiny spine

anus midway between snout & C

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Diplospinus multistriatus Maul. 1948

Striped escolar

Body extremely elongate and compressed; anus midway between tip of snout and tip of tail fin, a head-length in front of anal spines; head ~17% SL, mouth long, lower jaw projecting; tip of top jaw with a conical skin knob; top jaws with 3 pairs of fixed fangs and 3-4 pairs of movable fangs at front; lower jaws with 1 pair fixed fangs at front; dorsal fin XXX-XXXVI + 35-44, base of 2nd dorsal half that of 1st dorsal; anal fin with II free spines, 28-35; pectoral short, round, 11-13; pelvic fins reduced to a tiny spine, under base of pectoral; tail fin small, forked; 1 lateral line, curves gently down and runs along close to ventral body profile rearwards of the center of the 1st dorsal fin.

Silvery; body with narrow dark dotted lines; gill membranes black.

Reaches 36 cm.

Oceanic, pelagic.

Depth: 50-1000 m, migrating into shallower water at night.

Circumtropical; northern US to Brazil.

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Salinity

Marine
Marine Only

Inshore/Offshore

Offshore
Offshore Only

Water Column Position

Water column only
Mid Water
Near Bottom

Habitat

Water column

FishBase Habitat

Pelagic
Bathypelagic

Feeding Group

Carnivore
Data

Diet

Data
Bony fishes
Pelagic crustacea

Egg Type

Data
Pelagic
Pelagic larva

Global Endemism

All species.
Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)
Greater Caribbean non-endemic

Regional Endemism

Continent + Island (s)
Extends N + S of GC
Island (s)
GC non-endemic
All species..
Extends North of GC
Extends South of GC
Continent
Also in Brazil

Residency

Resident

Climate Zone

Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
Temperate (>35N)

IUCN Red List

Least concern
Listed

CITES

Not listed

Length Max

36

Depth Range Min

50

Depth Range Max

1000

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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system: Species Data Report

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Species - Diplospinus multistriatus

Habitat

Salinity

Marine

Marine Only

Inshore/Offshore

Offshore

Offshore Only

Water Column Position

Water column only

Mid Water

Near Bottom

Habitat

Water column

FishBase Habitat

Pelagic

Bathypelagic

Feeding

Feeding Group

Carnivore

Data

Diet

Data

Bony fishes

Pelagic crustacea

Reproduction

Egg Type

Data

Pelagic

Pelagic larva

Zoogeography

Global Endemism

All species.

Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)

Greater Caribbean non-endemic

Regional Endemism

Continent + Island (s)

Extends N + S of GC

Island (s)

GC non-endemic

All species..

Extends North of GC

Extends South of GC

Continent

Also in Brazil

Residency

Resident

Climate Zone

Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)

Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)

Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)

Temperate (>35N)

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

Least concern

Listed

CITES

Not listed

Size

Length Max

36

Depth

Depth Range Min

50

Depth Range Max

1000

Range

Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites

Based on paint data

Latitude Limit N

Latitude Limit S

Longitude Limit W

Longitude Limit E

Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)

0

Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)

0

Range Midpoint (lat/long)

0, 0

Range Polygon Area: Km²

0 sq km

Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)

0, 0

Habitat Area

0 sq km

Based on point data

Sampling-Point Count :

443

Range Polygon Area: Km²:

9,983,819 sq km

Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):

20.73335,-78.04165

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