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Peprilus simillimus

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Peprilus simillimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Stromateidae
Genus: Peprilus
Species:
P. simillimus
Binomial name
Peprilus simillimus
(Ayres, 1860)

Peprilus simillimus is ray-finned fish in the family Stromateidae and therefore belongs to the order Scombiformes. The fish can reach a length of 28 centimeters.

Habitat

Peprilus simillimus is a saltwater fish. The fish prefers a subtropical climate and lives mainly in the Pacific Ocean. The depth spread is 9 to 91 meters below the surface of the water.

Relationship to humans

Peprilus simillimus is of considerable commercial importance for fishing. In angling, little is hunted for the fish.

References

  • Froese, R., D. Pauly. and editors. 2005 FishBase Electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 06/2005.
  1. Peprilus simillimus on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.