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Oil Fish ( ruvettus pretiosus) Record |
Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
OIL FISH / Ruvettus Pretiosus |
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AT |
27.50 |
60.10 |
El Hierro |
Canary Is. |
241197 |
H. Schneider |
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Oilfish ((Ruvettus pretiosus)
is an active predatory fish found world wide in tropical and warm temperate seas, generally living in mid-water in the open ocean. Rare in the eastern North Atlantic. Feeds on a variety of fish and squid and has an oily flesh.
Elongated body, dark purple-brown with lighter sides and ventrally.
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