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RFE Link | FDA - SL Market Name FDA - SL Common Name FDA - SL Scientific Name RFE 2 Letter Code RFE 8 Letter Code | FDA - SL Vernacular Names | AFS 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 |
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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. |
Thumbnail | Seafood List (Common, Genus/Species, Market) | Occurence (AFS) | Occurence (FAO) |
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Oilfish(*) Ruvettus(*) pretiosus(*) Oilfish(*) | A-P | Widely distributed in tropical and temperate waters of the world. |
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