Lestidium orientale Ho, Tsai & Li, 2019
Oriental barracudina

Family:  Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Max. size:  16.7 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 26-30; Vertebrae: 79-83. This species is distinguished by the following characters: light organ duct extending to beyond the anterior margin of eye; most similar to Lestidium atlanticum but differs by having relatively more prehaemal vertebrae (37-40 vs. 36-37), with a shorter snout (snout length 9.7-10.4 vs. 10.4-11.5% SL), shorter jaws (upper jaw 8.6-10.1 vs. 9.9-11.3% SL; lower jaw 11.9-13.7 vs. 13.5-14.8% SL) and with a relatively deep head (head depth 31.2-33.9 vs. 27.6-31.5% HL) (Ref. 121637).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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