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Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Notolepis: Greek, noton = back + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 2050 m (Ref. 58018). Temperate; 37°S - 72°S
Western Atlantic: between 37°S and 72°S. Probably circumglobal in Antarctic waters.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88797)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal soft rays: 24 - 27; Vertebrae: 75 - 82. This species is distinguished by the following characters: A 24-27, its origin at the hindmost fifth of SL; pectoral fin rays 10-11; origins of pelvic fins distinctly in front of a vertical from first dorsal fin ray; conspicuously modified lateral line; dorsal and ventral protrusions of each lateral line scale extend to dorsal and ventral midline, forming a transverse striation of the body; elongated and subcylindrical body; snout pointed and terminal, the upper jaw extending just below nasal aperture; base of adipose long (at least twice the height of the caudal peduncle); total vertebrae 75-82 (Ref. 88797).
Juveniles taken at 45 m; adults from 550 to more than 2, 000 m. Feeds on krill and fishes.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Post, A., 1990. Paralepididae. p. 138-141. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5176)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 0.8 - 4.3, mean 2.1 °C (based on 193 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00090 - 0.00555), b=3.14 (2.92 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 42.5 [12.5, 124.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.308 [0.093, 0.938] mg/100g; Protein = 16.2 [13.1, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.208 [0.054, 0.659] g/100g; Selenium = 18.9 [5.7, 62.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.7 [4.5, 379.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.608 [0.310, 1.235] mg/100g (wet weight);
