Striped escolar

Diplospinus multistriatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth49–975 m
Water temperature12–29 °C
Best monthsJune, August, and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Diplospinus multistriatus, the Striped escolar, is a species of snake mackerel of cosmopolitan distribution at depths of from 50 to 1,000 metres. This species grows to a length of 33 centimetres (13 in) SL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. This species is important as a food fish to local populations. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Diplospinus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 28 records
February: 68 records
March: 56 records
April: 63 records
May: 28 records
June: 89 records
July: 40 records
August: 70 records
September: 72 records
October: 44 records
November: 41 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 49–975 m · Deepest record: 4,370 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 12 records
40–50 m: 12 records
50–60 m: 25 records
60–70 m: 18 records
70–80 m: 8 records
80–90 m: 6 records
90–100 m: 33 records
100–110 m: 23 records
110+ m: 292 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–29 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 22 records
18–20 °C: 38 records
20–22 °C: 21 records
22–24 °C: 184 records
24–26 °C: 96 records
26–28 °C: 33 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Striped escolar, striped escolar, Striped Escolar

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: escolar rayado, Escolar rayado, sable estirado
French: Escolier rayé
Japanese: Hosokurotachi, ホソクロタチ

Similar species

Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Roudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
Black snake mackerel
Nealotus tripes
Royal escolar
Rexea prometheoides
Sackfish
Neoepinnula orientalis
Bengal escolar
Rexea bengalensis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,273 open-data records from 1909 to 2022.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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