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Aulopiformes (Grinners) >
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Stemonosudis: Greek, stemon, -onos = warp, weft + Latin, sudis = esox, fish of the Rhine, cited by Plinius 9.15; it also means "stake" (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Harvey Raymond Bullis Jr (1924–1992) was an American malacologist who was head of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Exploratory Base at Pascagoula, Mississippi and Chief, Gulf Fisheries Exploration & Gear Research, US Fish and Wildlife Service. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 810 - 997 m (Ref. 37039). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: USA, northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37039)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Maximum length based on immature specimen (Ref. 37039). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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