Barracudina
| Barracudinas Temporal range: Ypresian-Holocene | |
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| Lestidium atlanticum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Paralepididae |
| Genera | |
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Arctozenus | |
Barracudinas are any member of the marine fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extent species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch.
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 cm (3.3 ft) in length.[1]
References
External links
- "Paralepididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Paralepididae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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