Duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)

Scientific name: Magnisudis atlantica Kr?yer, 1868

Duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)

The Duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica) is a marine fish of the family Paralepididae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Magnisudis atlantica
Family
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Common length
43.0
Depth range
0–4750 m (0–15584 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 4750 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal: From Arctic to Antarctic. Northwest Pacific: Bering Sea, Kamchatka and Kuril Islands. Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska (59?N) to Chile. Western Atlantic: 38?N to the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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