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Family: Paralepididae Barracudinas



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58 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Worldwide distribution fr
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Arctozenus risso
[Spotted barracudina]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24.4 cm SL
Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969

Photo by JAMARC
 
Dolichosudis fuliginosa
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean. In the w
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Lestidiops affinis
[Barracudina]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Lestidiops bathyopteryx
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Lestidiops cadenati
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 20.9 cm SL
 
Lestidiops distans
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Lestidiops extrema
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Lestidiops gracilis
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Lestidiops indopacifica
[Indo-Pacific barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889)

Photo by SFSA
 
Lestidiops jayakari
[Pacific barracudina]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 26.1 cm SL
Lestidiops mirabilis (Ege, 1933)

Photo by JAMARC
 
Lestidiops mirabilis
[Strange pike smelt]

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Lestidiops neles (Harry, 1953)

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera
 
Lestidiops neles
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pacificus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Lestidiops ringens
[Slender barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lestidiops similis (Ege, 1933)

Photo by SFSA
 
Lestidiops similis
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm SL
 
Lestidiops sphyraenopsis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Lestidiops sphyrenoides (Risso, 1820)

Photo by FAO
 
Lestidiops sphyrenoides
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Widely distributed in tro
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Lestidium atlanticum Borodin, 1928

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Lestidium atlanticum
[Atlantic barracudina]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Indian and Pacific oceans
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Lestidium bigelowi Graae, 1967

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Lestidium bigelowi
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Lestidium nudum Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Lestidium nudum
[Deep water pike smelt]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Lestidium prolixum
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Circumtropical in all oce
Max. Length 33.8 cm SL
Lestrolepis intermedia (Poey, 1868)

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Lestrolepis intermedia
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka, 1908)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Lestrolepis japonica
[Japanese barracudina]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Lestrolepis luetkeni
[Naked barracuda]

Photo by Scarlato, N.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Macroparalepis affinis Ege, 1933

Photo by Scarlato, N.
 
Macroparalepis affinis
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis brevis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis danae
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29.9 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis johnfitchi
[Black barracudina]
No picture found
South Atlantic.
Max. Length 31.4 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis longilateralis
[]

Photo by SFSA

South Atlantic
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Macroparalepis macrogeneion Post, 1973

Photo by SFSA
 
Macroparalepis macrogeneion
[Longfin barracudina]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 46.1 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis nigra
[]

Photo by Armesto, A.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 56 cm SL
Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868)

Photo by Armesto, A.
 
Magnisudis atlantica
[Duckbill barracudina]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
 
Magnisudis indica
[]

Photo by FAO

Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Magnisudis prionosa (Rofen, 1963)

Photo by FAO
 
Magnisudis prionosa
[Southern barracudina]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Notolepis annulata Post, 1978

Photo by FAO
 
Notolepis annulata
[Ringed barracudina]

Photo by FAO

Probably circumglobal in
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908

Photo by FAO
 
Notolepis coatsi
[Antarctic jonasfish]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
 
Paralepis brevirostris
[]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820

Photo by FAO
 
Paralepis coregonoides
[Sharpchin barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Indian and Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Paralepis elongata (Brauer, 1906)

Photo by SFSA
 
Paralepis elongata
[]

Photo by FAO

Mediterranean Sea endemic

Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878

Photo by FAO
 
Paralepis speciosa
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Stemonosudis bullisi
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Stemonosudis distans
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Stemonosudis elegans (Ege, 1933)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Stemonosudis elegans
[Tailspot barracudina]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific, from East A
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Stemonosudis elongata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian, and Wes
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Stemonosudis gracilis (Ege, 1933)

Photo by SFSA
 
Stemonosudis gracilis
[]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Stemonosudis intermedia (Ege, 1933)

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Stemonosudis intermedia
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pa
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Stemonosudis macrura (Ege, 1933)

Photo by SFSA
 
Stemonosudis macrura
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Stemonosudis miscella
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Stemonosudis molesta
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Stemonosudis rothschildi
[Rothschild's barracudina]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 16.0 cm SL
 
Stemonosudis siliquiventer
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
 
Sudis atrox
[Fierce pike smelt]

Photo by Costa, F.

Circumglobal, broadly dis
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Sudis hyalina
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Uncisudis advena
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Uncisudis longirostra
[]
No picture found
Western North Pacific
Max. Length 1.8 cm SL
 
Uncisudis posteropelvis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Uncisudis quadrimaculata
[]
58 Species of Family Paralepididae
(Barracudinas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1840 Arctozenus risso Spotted barracudina Worldwide distribution fr 30 SL
1969 Dolichosudis fuliginosa Eastern Atlantic 24.4 SL
1930 Lestidiops affinis Barracudina Atlantic Ocean. In the w 11.2 SL
1944 Lestidiops bathyopteryx Eastern Central Pacific 12.8 SL
1962 Lestidiops cadenati Eastern Atlantic 8.3 SL
1953 Lestidiops distans Eastern Central Atlantic. 20.9 SL
1953 Lestidiops extrema Western Central Pacific. 2.2 SL
1953 Lestidiops gracilis Southwest Pacific 2.8 SL
1953 Lestidiops indopacifica Indo-Pacific barracudina Indo-West Pacific 2.3 SL
1889 Lestidiops jayakari Pacific barracudina Atlantic, Indian and Paci 20 TL
1933 Lestidiops mirabilis Strange pike smelt Atlantic, Indian and Paci 26.1 SL
1953 Lestidiops neles Eastern Pacific 7.8 SL
1931 Lestidiops pacificus Southwest Pacific 1.6 SL
1918 Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides Eastern Atlantic 9.5 SL
1880 Lestidiops ringens Slender barracudina Eastern Pacific 21 TL
1933 Lestidiops similis Atlantic Ocean 20 TL
1916 Lestidiops sphyraenopsis North Pacific 39 SL
1820 Lestidiops sphyrenoides Eastern Atlantic 27 SL
1928 Lestidium atlanticum Atlantic barracudina Widely distributed in tro 25 TL
1967 Lestidium bigelowi Indian and Pacific oceans 3.7 SL
1905 Lestidium nudum Deep water pike smelt Pacific Ocean. 1.9 SL
1953 Lestidium prolixum Northwest Pacific 27 SL
1868 Lestrolepis intermedia Circumtropical in all oce 33.8 SL
1908 Lestrolepis japonica Japanese barracudina Western Pacific 19 SL
1933 Lestrolepis luetkeni Naked barracuda Indo-Pacific 20 SL
1933 Macroparalepis affinis Atlantic Ocean 55 TL
1933 Macroparalepis brevis Atlantic Ocean 13.5 SL
1933 Macroparalepis danae Western Pacific. 12.1 SL
1960 Macroparalepis johnfitchi Black barracudina Eastern Pacific 29.9 SL
1973 Macroparalepis longilateralis South Atlantic. 31.4 SL
1973 Macroparalepis macrogeneion Longfin barracudina South Atlantic 42 TL
1965 Macroparalepis nigra Eastern Atlantic 46.1 SL
1868 Magnisudis atlantica Duckbill barracudina Circumglobal 56 SL
1953 Magnisudis indica Indo-West Pacific.
1963 Magnisudis prionosa Southern barracudina Probably circumglobal in 55 TL
1978 Notolepis annulata Ringed barracudina Western Atlantic 30 TL
1908 Notolepis coatsi Antarctic jonasfish Probably circumglobal in 38 SL
1928 Paralepis brevirostris Atlantic Ocean 24.2 SL
1820 Paralepis coregonoides Sharpchin barracudina Atlantic Ocean 50 SL
1906 Paralepis elongata Indian and Atlantic 21 TL
1878 Paralepis speciosa Mediterranean Sea endemic
1963 Stemonosudis bullisi Western Central Atlantic 6.2 SL
1957 Stemonosudis distans Western Central Pacific. 2.3 SL
1933 Stemonosudis elegans Tailspot barracudina Indo-Pacific 5.5 TL
1933 Stemonosudis elongata Indo-Pacific, from East A 11.7 SL
1933 Stemonosudis gracilis Atlantic, Indian, and Wes 9.9 SL
1933 Stemonosudis intermedia Atlantic Ocean 15.2 SL
1933 Stemonosudis macrura Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pa 15 TL
1933 Stemonosudis miscella Eastern Indian Ocean 5.5 SL
1955 Stemonosudis molesta Southwest Pacific 14.6 SL
1967 Stemonosudis rothschildi Rothschild's barracudina Pacific Ocean 23 SL
1970 Stemonosudis siliquiventer Atlantic Ocean 16.0 SL
1963 Sudis atrox Fierce pike smelt Eastern Atlantic 12.5 TL
1810 Sudis hyalina Circumglobal, broadly dis 100 TL
1963 Uncisudis advena Western Central Atlantic 6.2 SL
1956 Uncisudis longirostra Eastern Central Atlantic 18.7 SL
2004 Uncisudis posteropelvis Western North Pacific 1.8 SL
1969 Uncisudis quadrimaculata Eastern Central Atlantic. 9.9 SL



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