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Lestidium nudum Gilbert, 1905 Deep water pike smelt |
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photo by
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. |
| Family: | Paralepididae (Barracudinas) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 183 - 700 m | |||
| Distribution: | Pacific Ocean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Body moderately long, not especially slender; luminescent duct in abdominal cavity unbranched, extending forward to below opercle or before anterior margin of eye; nostrils well before a vertical through posterior end of maxilla; no light organ at anterior margin of orbit; anal-fin rays 26-34; incomplete lateral line, extending only to above the anterior third of anal-fin base; total lateral-line scales are 84-87, with 64-68 large scales, followed by 15-21 smalles scales; branchiostegal membranes and rays entirely black (Ref. 123138). | |||
| Biology: | Meso- or perhaps benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||