Barracudina
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Barracudinas are about 50 species of marine fishes of the family Paralepididae, found almost worldwide in deep waters. Some are described as "long-bodied, slender fishes with large eyes, pointed snouts, and large mouths provided with both small and larger, fang-like teeth" [1] which live deep in the ocean.
They are similar in appearance to barracudas (family Sphyraenidae), but lack a swim bladder.
[edit] Species
There are 55 species in twelve genera:
- 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 jayakari (Boulenger, 1889).
- Lestidiops jayakari pseudosphyraenoides (Ege, 1918).
- 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).
- 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.
Sharpchin barracudina, Paralepis coregonoides
- Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906).
- Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878.
- Genus Stemonosudis
- Stemonosudis bullisi Rofen, 1963.
- Stemonosudis distans (Ege, 1953).
- Stemonosudis elegans (Parr, 1928).
- 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).
[edit] External link
- Paralepididae (TSN 162463). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 16 March 2006.
- "Paralepididae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
