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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae Barracudinas

Genus: Paralepis

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
 
Paralepis brevirostris
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820

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Paralepis coregonoides
[Sharpchin barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Indian and Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906)

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Paralepis elongata
[]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea endemic

Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878

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Paralepis speciosa
[]
4 Species of Family Paralepididae with Genus Paralepis
(Barracudinas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1928 Paralepis brevirostris Atlantic Ocean 24.2 SL
1820 Paralepis coregonoides Sharpchin barracudina Atlantic Ocean 50 SL
1906 Paralepis elongata Indian and Atlantic 21 TL
1878 Paralepis speciosa Mediterranean Sea endemic



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