Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae Barracudinas

Genus: Notolepis

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Notolepis annulata Post, 1978

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Notolepis annulata
[Ringed barracudina]

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Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908

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Notolepis coatsi
[Antarctic jonasfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Notolepis annulata Ringed barracudina Western Atlantic 30 TL 1978
Notolepis coatsi Antarctic jonasfish Probably circumglobal in 38 SL 1908



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