Macroparalepis affinis
No common name
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Aulopiformes
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Macroparalepis
Macroparalepis affinis
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Body pale with black dorsal band (Ref. 4056).
Distribution
Temperate N and S Atlantic, also S Pacific.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 0-2000 m.
Biology
To 53 cm.
Epipelagic to bathypelagic, young mainly at the surface and to 200 m, adults at 400-2,000 m (Ref. 4473). Carnivorous (Ref. 5759).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2014-06-17. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
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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