Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka, 1908)
Japanese barracudina
Lestrolepis japonica
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

 Family:  Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
 Max. size:  19 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: Japan to Australia (including Western Australia). South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Mesopelagic species (Ref. 7300, 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 24.07.96
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 18.07.13

Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.


Page created by Jen, 05.08.02, php script by kbanasihan 06/09/2010 ,  last modified by dsantos, 20/08/10