- Barracudina
Taxobox
name = Barracudinas
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Ribbon barracudina , "Arctozenus risso"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Aulopiformes
familia = Paralepididae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Arctozenus " "Dolichosudis " "Lestidiops " "Lestidium " "Lestrolepis " "Macroparalepis " "Magnisudis " "Notolepis " "Paralepis " "Stemonosudis " "Sudis" "Uncisudis " See text for species.Barracudinas are about 50 species of marine
fish es 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" [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=13616] which live deep in theocean .They are similar in appearance to
barracuda s (familySphyraenidae ), but lack aswim bladder .pecies
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.
** "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).External links
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