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Lestidiops ringens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Slender barracudina
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Common names: Slender barracudina
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 265, 7182.
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Lestidiidae (Naked barracudinas)
Etymology: Lestidiops: Related to Greek, lestes = thief + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 3290 m (Ref. 50610).   Deep-water; 55°N - 48°N

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: British Columbia in Canada to central Baja California in Mexico.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2850)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 8 - 13; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 26 - 33; Ryggkotor: 82 - 91. Pectorals moderately long and narrow (Ref. 6885). Greenish brown above, silvery on sides and belly showing delicate iridescence (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 35950).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occur from near surface to bathypelagic depths. Feed mainly on small fishes but also takes small crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 6885). Predators include albacore, salmon, swordfish and lancetfish (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 35950).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 35950).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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