| Family: |
Paralepididae (Barracudinas) |
| Max. size: |
23 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 352 - 712 m |
| Distribution: |
Circumglobal, tropical seas; including Hawaii, but not in the eastern Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 32-35; Vertebrae: 89-92. This species is distinguished by the following characters; a relatively moderately slender body, both depth 15.9-18.8 in SL; presence of 5 saddles on dorsum before dorsal-fin origin and 3 on abdominal margin before pelvic-fin origin; prepelvic vertebrae 39-41, predorsal 50-52; 9-13 vertebrae in horizontal distance between origins of pelvic and dorsal fins; lateral-line scales before pelvic 39-41 and berfore dorsal 50-52 (Ref. 121607). |
| Biology: |
Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302, 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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