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RFE Page 2 - Hazard, Market, Geographic and Nomenclature Information for Oilfish(*) (Oilfish(*); Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*))

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Nomenclature Table

RFE LinkFDA - SL Market Name
FDA - SL Common Name
FDA - SL Scientific Name
RFE 2 Letter Code
RFE 8 Letter Code
FDA - SL Vernacular NamesAFS Common Name
AFS Scientific Name
AFS Other Names
AFS Synonyms
FAO Scientific Name
FAO Species Code
FAO Common Name English
FAO Common Name French
FAO Common Name Spanish
FAO Synonyms






Oilfish(*)FDA-SL Market Name: Oilfish(*)
FDA-SL Common Name: Oilfish(*)
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: oi
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: ruvepret










AFS Common Name: Oilfish
AFS Sci. Name: Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: We follow those ichthyologists who combine the Gempylidae (snake mackerels) and Trichiuridae
(cutlasssfishes). Various included genera have been assigned differently by ichthyologists or placed in their own family.
FAO Sci. Name: Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829
FAO Species Code: GEMP Ruv 1
FAO Common English: Oilfish
FAO Common French: Rouvet
FAO Common Spanish: Escolar clavo (= Escolar)
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.: Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1829:21 (Messina, Italy).

FAO Synonyms: Rovetus temminckii Cantraine, 1833;
Tetragonurus simplexLowe, 1834;
Thyrsites acanthoderma Lowe, 1839;
Thyrsites scholaris Poey, 1854;
Ruvettus tydemani Weber, 1913:
Ruvettus pacificus Jordan and Jordan, 1922;
Ruvettus whakari Griffin, 1927.

Geographic Distribution Table

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Fish ImageOilfish(*)
Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*)
Oilfish(*)
A-PWidely distributed in tropical and temperate waters of the world.

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