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Class: Teleostei
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Lestidiidae Naked barracudinas

Genus: Lestidium

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

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

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Lestidium atlanticum
[Atlantic barracudina]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Lestidium bigelowi Graae, 1967

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Lestidium bigelowi
[]

Photo by Ho et al.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 29.2 cm SL
Lestidium longilucifer Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020

Photo by Photo by Ho et al.
 
Lestidium longilucifer
[Long light-organ barracudina]

Photo by Ho et al.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 33.8 cm TL
Lestidium nigrirostrum Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020

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Lestidium nigrirostrum
[Australian robust barracudina]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 24.7 cm SL
Lestidium nudum Gilbert, 1905

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Lestidium nudum
[Deep water pike smelt]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Lestidium orientale
[Oriental barracudina]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Lestidium prolixum
[]

Photo by Ho et al.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 26.4 cm SL
Lestidium rofeni Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020

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Lestidium rofeni
[Rofen’s barracudina]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lestidium atlanticum Atlantic barracudina Widely distributed in tro 25 TL 1928
Lestidium bigelowi Western Indian Ocean 3.7 SL 1967
Lestidium longilucifer Long light-organ barracudina Western Pacific 29.2 SL 2020
Lestidium nigrirostrum Australian robust barracudina Southwestern Pacific 33.8 TL 2020
Lestidium nudum Deep water pike smelt Pacific Ocean. 24.7 SL 1905
Lestidium orientale Oriental barracudina Northwest Pacific 16.7 SL 2019
Lestidium prolixum Northwest Pacific 27 SL 1953
Lestidium rofeni Rofen’s barracudina Western Pacific 26.4 SL 2020



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