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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae Barracudinas

Genus: Lestidiops

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)

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Atlantic Ocean. In the w
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Lestidiops affinis
[Barracudina]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Lestidiops bathyopteryx
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Lestidiops cadenati
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 20.9 cm SL
 
Lestidiops distans
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Lestidiops extrema
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Lestidiops gracilis
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Lestidiops indopacifica
[Indo-Pacific barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889)

Photo by SFSA
 
Lestidiops jayakari
[Pacific barracudina]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 26.1 cm SL
Lestidiops mirabilis (Ege, 1933)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Lestidiops mirabilis
[Strange pike smelt]

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Lestidiops neles (Harry, 1953)

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera
 
Lestidiops neles
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pacificus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Lestidiops ringens
[Slender barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lestidiops similis (Ege, 1933)

Photo by SFSA
 
Lestidiops similis
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm SL
 
Lestidiops sphyraenopsis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Lestidiops sphyrenoides (Risso, 1820)

Photo by FAO
 
Lestidiops sphyrenoides
[]
16 Species of Family Paralepididae with Genus Lestidiops
(Barracudinas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1930 Lestidiops affinis Barracudina Atlantic Ocean. In the w 11.2 SL
1944 Lestidiops bathyopteryx Eastern Central Pacific 12.8 SL
1962 Lestidiops cadenati Eastern Atlantic 8.3 SL
1953 Lestidiops distans Eastern Central Atlantic. 20.9 SL
1953 Lestidiops extrema Western Central Pacific. 2.2 SL
1953 Lestidiops gracilis Southwest Pacific 2.8 SL
1953 Lestidiops indopacifica Indo-Pacific barracudina Indo-West Pacific 2.3 SL
1889 Lestidiops jayakari Pacific barracudina Atlantic, Indian and Paci 20 TL
1933 Lestidiops mirabilis Strange pike smelt Atlantic, Indian and Paci 26.1 SL
1953 Lestidiops neles Eastern Pacific 7.8 SL
1931 Lestidiops pacificus Southwest Pacific 1.6 SL
1918 Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides Eastern Atlantic 9.5 SL
1880 Lestidiops ringens Slender barracudina Eastern Pacific 21 TL
1933 Lestidiops similis Atlantic Ocean 20 TL
1916 Lestidiops sphyraenopsis North Pacific 39 SL
1820 Lestidiops sphyrenoides Eastern Atlantic 27 SL



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