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Lestidium atlanticum Borodin, 1928 Atlantic barracudina |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Paralepididae (Barracudinas) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 1270 m | |||
| Distribution: | Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the three major oceans. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-30. Body pale with greyish dorsal band; adults with a heavily pigmented caudal peduncle except for the light band along the lateral line (Ref. 4056). | |||
| Biology: | Oceanic species (Ref. 26340) occurring from the surface (young) to about 1,000 m depth (Ref. 4473). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 June 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||