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Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Lestidium: Related to Greek, lestes = thief + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 620 m (Ref. 44036). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan to Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 31 - 33; Vertebrae: 87 - 93. This species is distinguished by the following characters: lateral-line scales 145-158; anal-fin rays 31-33; vertebrae: prehaemal 36-41, prepelvic 35-38, predorsal 38-42, total 87-93; dorsal-fin origin slightly overlapped with pelvic fin to slightly behind tip of pelvic fin, horizontal distance between origins of pelvic and dorsal fins 3.8-5.4% SL and 18.4-25.5% horizontal distance between origins of pelvic and anal fins. Colouration: gill chamber and branchial membranes are uniformly blackish; large dots along the upper margin of lateral line forming a wave-like boundary (Ref. 121637).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ho, H.-C., S.-Y. Tsai and H.-H. Li, 2019. The barracudina genera Lestidium and Lestrolepis of Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae). Zootaxa 4702(1):114-139. (Ref. 121637)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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