Barracudina
Barracudinas are about 50 species of marine fishes of the family Paralepididae, found almost worldwide in deep waters.
They are elongated, slender fish with large eyes, and a pointed snout containing fang-like teeth. This gives them some superficial resemblance to barracudas (family Sphyraenidae), although the two groups are not closely related, and the barracudinas lack a swim bladder. The largest species grow up to 100 centimetres (3.3 ft) in length.[1]
Species
There are 58 species in twelve genera:[2]
- Genus Arctozenus
- Ribbon barracudina, Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840).
- Genus Dolichosudis
- Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969.
- Genus Lestidiops
- Barracudina, Lestidiops affinis (Ege, 1933).
- Lestidiops bathyopteryx (Fowler, 1944).
- Lestidiops cadenati (Maul, 1962).
- Lestidiops distans (Ege, 1953).
- Lestidiops extrema (Ege, 1953).
- Lestidiops gracilis (Ege, 1933).
- Lestidiops indopacifica (Ege, 1953).
- Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889).
- Strange pike smelt, Lestidiops mirabilis (Ege, 1933).
- Lestidiops neles (Harry, 1953).
- Lestidiops pacificus (Parr, 1931).
- Slender barracudina, Lestidiops ringens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880).
- Lestidiops similis (Ege, 1933).
- Lestidiops sphyraenopsis Hubbs, 1916.
- Lestidiops sphyrenoides (Risso, 1820).
- Genus Lestidium
- Atlantic barracudina, Lestidium atlanticum (Krøyer, 1868).
- Lestidium bigelowi
- Deep water pike smelt, Lestidium nudum Gilbert, 1905.
- Lestidium prolixum Harry, 1953.
- Genus Lestrolepis
- Lestrolepis intermedia (Ege, 1933).
- Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka, 1908).
- Naked barracuda, Lestrolepis luetkeni (Ege, 1933).
- Christmas Island pike smelt, Lestrolepis pofi (Harry, 1953).
- Genus Macroparalepis
- Macroparalepis affinis Ege, 1933.
- Macroparalepis brevis Ege, 1933.
- Macroparalepis danae Ege, 1933.
- Macroparalepis macrogeneion Post, 1973.
- Macroparalepis nigra (Maul, 1965).
- Genus Magnisudis
- Duckbill barracudina, Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868).
- Magnisudis indica (Ege, 1953).
- Magnisudis prionosa (Rofen, 1963).
- Genus Notolepis
- Notolepis annulata Post, 1978.
- Antarctic jonasfish, Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908.
- Genus Paralepis
- Paralepis brevirostris (Parr, 1928).
- Sharpchin barracudina, Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820.
- Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906).
- Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878.
- Genus Stemonosudis
- Stemonosudis bullisi Rofen, 1963.
- Stemonosudis distans (Ege, 1953).
- Stemonosudis elegans (Parr, 1928).
- Stemonosudis elongata
- Stemonosudis gracilis (Ege, 1933).
- Stemonosudis intermedia (Ege, 1933).
- Stemonosudis macrura (Ege, 1933).
- Stemonosudis miscella (Ege, 1933).
- Stemonosudis molesta (Marshall, 1955).
- Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967.
- Stemonosudis siliquiventer Post, 1970.
- Genus Sudis
- Fierce pike smelt, Sudis atrox Rofen, 1963.
- Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810.
- Genus Uncisudis
- Uncisudis advena (Rofen, 1963).
- Uncisudis longirostra Maul, 1956.
- Uncisudis posteropelvis Fukui & Ozawa, 2004.
- Uncisudis quadrimaculata (Post, 1969).
References
- ^ Johnson, R.K. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Paralepididae" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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