Naked barracuda (Lestrolepis luetkeni)

Scientific name: Lestrolepis luetkeni Ege, 1933

The Naked barracuda (Lestrolepis luetkeni) is a marine fish of the family Paralepididae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lestrolepis luetkeni
Family
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique, Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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