Barracudina

Barracudinas; Temporal range: Ypresian-Holocene
	Lestidium atlanticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Paralepididae
Genera
	Arctozenus; Dolichosudis; Lestidiops; Lestidium; Lestrolepis; Macroparalepis; Magnisudis; Notolepis; Paralepis; Stemonosudis; Sudis; Uncisudis

Barracudinas are any member of the marine fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch.

They are elongated, slender fish with large eyes, and a pointed snout containing fang-like teeth. This gives them some superficial resemblance to barracudas (family Sphyraenidae), although the two groups are not closely related, and the barracudinas lack a swim bladder. The largest species grow up to 100 cm (3.3 ft) in length.^[1]

References

^ Johnson, R.K.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

External links

"Paralepididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 March 2006.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Paralepididae". FishBase. April 2012 version.

[EoF-1] Johnson, R.K.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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