Lestidiops jayakari
No common name
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Aulopiformes
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Lestidiops
Lestidiops jayakari
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Body pale with a dark dorsal band (Ref. 4056).
Distribution
Warm-temperate to tropical worldwide.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 50-2000 m.
Biology
To 22 cm.
Epipelagic to bathypelagic, from 50 (larvae and juveniles (Ref. 47377)) to more than 2,000 m (older youngs and adults (Ref. 47377)) (Ref. 4056).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-01-29. Resilience: Medium (Assuming tmax>3).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Post, A. (1986) Paralepididae. p. 274-278. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Post, A. (1990) Paralepididae. p. 373-384. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
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