Japanese barracudina (Lestrolepis japonica)

Scientific name: Lestrolepis japonica Tanaka, 1908

Japanese barracudina (Lestrolepis japonica)

The Japanese barracudina (Lestrolepis japonica) is a marine fish of the family Paralepididae. Native range: Western Pacific, Japan to Australia (including Western Australia). South China Sea and East China Sea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lestrolepis japonica
Family
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Australia (including Western Australia). South China Sea and East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=4; k >0.3; Fec=300-500 (batch fecundity))

Sources

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

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