Scientific Name
Magnisudis atlantica

Common Name
Duckbill barracudina

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 24; Vertebrae: 60 - 69. Branchiostegal rays: 8.

Classification

Classified By

Kr?yer, 1868

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Barracudinas (Paralepididae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal

Distribution

Circumglobal: From Arctic to Antarctic. Northwest Pacific: Bering Sea, Kamchatka and Kuril Islands (Ref. 41668). Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska (59?N) to Chile (Ref. 35950). Western Atlantic: 38?N to the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 37039).

Range

69°N - 61°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

4750 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 4750 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

4.07 s.e. 0.63 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

56.0 cm

Common Length

43.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated