Long light-organ barracudina
📖 Overview
Long light-organ barracudina (Lestidium longilucifer), first described by Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020 is a medium-sized fish in the family Paralepididae (order Aulopiformes). Adults typically reach 29.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 298 to 320 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 28 - 30; Vertebrae: 85 - 88. This species in the Lestidium atlanticum species complex is distinguished by the following: with a luminescent duct extending beyond the anterior margin of the eye; with prehaema vertebrae 41-43; predorsal vertebrae 38-40; prepelvic vertebrae 37-39; preanal vertebrae 56-59; total vertebrae 85-88; total lateral-line scales 126-146; relatively short jaws .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Long light-organ barracudina is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 298 - 320 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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