Roudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Promethichthys prometheus, the Roudi escolar, is a species of snake mackerel native to the warm temperate and tropical waters of all the oceans where it occurs at depths of from 80 to 800 metres (260 to 2,620 ft) (mostly between 300 and 400 metres (980 and 1,310 ft)). This species grows to a length of 100 centimetres (39 in) SL though most do not exceed 40 centimetres (16 in) SL. It is important to local peoples as a food fish and is popular as a game fish though it has been reported to carry the ciguatera toxin. It is also utilized as bait. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Wikipedia contributors, Promethichthys; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:51.770584+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1832)
- Common name
- Roudi escolar
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Gempylidae
- Genus
- Promethichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyGempylidae Gill, 1862
- genusPromethichthys Gill, 1893
- speciesPromethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gempylus prometheus Cuvier, 1832 Cuvier, 1832 | synonym |
| Promethycthus prometeus (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Prometichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Thyrsites ballieui Sauvage, 1882 Sauvage, 1882 | synonym |
| Thyrsites prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Prometheus atlanticus Lowe, 1838 Lowe, 1838 | synonym |
| Promethichthys pacificus Seale, 1906 Seale, 1906 | synonym |
| Promethichthys solandri Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927 Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927 | synonym |
| Promethychthis prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Prometichthys prometeus (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
| Dicrotus parvipinnis Goode & Bean, 1896 Goode & Bean, 1896 | synonym |
| Dicrotus armatus Günther, 1860 Günther, 1860 | synonym |
| Promethycthus prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) (Cuvier, 1832) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126866 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6W9PM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.