Lestidiops similis
Lestidiops similis (Ege, 1933)
photo by SFSA


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Family:  Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: Cape Verde to Angola; tropical and temperate waters.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-30. Body pale with a greyish dorsal band (Ref. 4056).
Biology:  Epipelagic to bathypelagic (Ref. 4056).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 August 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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