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⚫ Escolar and oilfish belong to family ] and are consumed in several European and Asian countries, as well as in the ]. Neither fish metabolises the wax esters naturally found in their diet, which causes an oil content in the muscle meat of the fish amounting to 18-21%. These wax esters may rapidly cause gastrointestinal symptoms following consumption; however these effects are usually short lived.
| name = Escolar
| regnum = ]ia
| phylum = ]
| classis = ]
| ordo = ]
| familia = ]
| genus = '''''Lepidocybium'''''
| species = '''''L. flavobrunneum'''''
| binomial = ''Lepidocybium flavobrunneum''
| binomial_authority = (Smith, 1843)
}}
The '''escolar''', ''Lepidocybium flavobrunneum'', is a ], the only species in the genus '''''Lepidocybium'''''. It is found in deep (200–885 m) tropical and temperate waters around the world

The escolar is dark brown in colour, growing darker with age until it is quite black. It is a fast-swimming fish with a prominent ] and multiple finlets. It grows up to 2 m in length.

⚫ Like its relative the ], ''Ruvettus pretiosus'', the escolar is consumed in several European and Asian countries, as well as in the ]. Neither fish metabolises the wax esters naturally found in their diet, which causes an oil content in the muscle meat of the fish amounting to 18-21%. These wax esters may rapidly cause gastrointestinal symptoms following consumption; however these effects are usually short lived.


Escolar is sometimes consumed raw as sushi or sashimi. Escolar is sometimes consumed raw as sushi or sashimi.

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==References==
* {{FishBase species | genus = Lepidocybium | species = flavobrunneum | month = March | year = 2006}}

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Escolar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Lepidocybium
Species: L. flavobrunneum
Binomial name
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
(Smith, 1843)

The escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, is a snake mackerel, the only species in the genus Lepidocybium. It is found in deep (200–885 m) tropical and temperate waters around the world

The escolar is dark brown in colour, growing darker with age until it is quite black. It is a fast-swimming fish with a prominent lateral keel and multiple finlets. It grows up to 2 m in length.

Like its relative the oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus, the escolar is consumed in several European and Asian countries, as well as in the USA. Neither fish metabolises the wax esters naturally found in their diet, which causes an oil content in the muscle meat of the fish amounting to 18-21%. These wax esters may rapidly cause gastrointestinal symptoms following consumption; however these effects are usually short lived.

Escolar is sometimes consumed raw as sushi or sashimi.

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