Macroparalepis brevis Ege, 1933
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 Family:  Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
 Max. size:  13.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 650 m
 Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: Antitropic bipolar.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Feeds mainly on planktonic organisms, rarely on small fishes (Ref. 5759).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. Likely a misidentification (Ref. 5282).

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 19.02.96

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