Lestrolepis luxiocula

Lestrolepis luxiocula Ho & Golani, 2019

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Lestrolepis: Greek, lestris, -idos = bandit + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); luxiocula: Name from Latin ‘lux’ for light and ‘oculus’ meaning eye, referring to the single light organ at the front margin of orbit.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 120632). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Israel.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 120632)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal soft rays: 31 - 34; Vertebrae: 79 - 81. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a single light organ at mid-anterior rim of orbit, none at the lower orbital; anal-fin rays 31-34; prehaemal 29-30; total vertebrae 79-81; total lateral-line scales 63-65; dorsal-fin origin before mid-space between pelvic- and anal- fin origins; abdominal ridge without black margin (Ref. 120632).
Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Apparently a shallow water dweller collected near the surface (Ref. 120632).

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Ho, H.-C. and D. Golani, 2019. A new species of Lestrolepis from the Red Sea, with redescription of Lestrolepis pofi (Harry, 1953) (Aulopiformes: Parelepididae). Zootaxa 4619(3):571-579. (Ref. 120632)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 12 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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