| Family: |
Paralepididae (Barracudinas) |
| Max. size: |
24.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 183 - 700 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body moderately long, not especially slender; luminescent duct in abdominal cavity unbranched, extending forward to below opercle or before anterior margin of eye; nostrils well before a vertical through posterior end of maxilla; no light organ at anterior margin of orbit; anal-fin rays 26-34; incomplete lateral line, extending only to above the anterior third of anal-fin base; total lateral-line scales are 84-87, with 64-68 large scales, followed by 15-21 smalles scales; branchiostegal membranes and rays entirely black (Ref. 123138). |
| Biology: |
Meso- or perhaps benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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