Oilfish

The Oilfish possesses large eyes, and a torpedo-shaped body covered in dark colored scales, making its skin rough. Its body is brown to dark brown with black tips on its pelvic and pectoral fins. It has 13 to 15 dorsal spines with 15 to 18 dorsal soft rays. It has no anal spine but has 15 to 18 anal soft rays.

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Local Names: Escolar, Gindara

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The oilfish is a species of snake mackerel fish with a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate oceans. It can be found at depths of from 100 to 800 metres, usually between 200 and 400 metres. It can grow to a length of 300 centimetres although most do not exceed 150 centimetres.

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