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Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Lestidium: Related to Greek, lestes = thief + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); longilucifer: Name from Latin 'longus' and 'lucifer', referring to the long luminescent duct that extends well forward of the eye.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 298 - 320 m (Ref. 123138). Tropical
Western Pacific: northwestern Australia and southern Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123138)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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 (Ref. 123138).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ho, H.-C., K. Graham and B. Russell, 2020. Three new species of the barracudina genus Lestidium (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4767(1):71-88. (Ref. 123138)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00091 - 0.00552), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).