Paralepis coregonoides
Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820
Sharpchin barracudina
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Family:  Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Max. size:  50 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 1032 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: restricted to the North Atlantic and adjacent seas.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Depth range from 50-1000 m (ref. 04473) and up to 1032 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Epipelagic to bathypelagic (Ref. 58426); also mesopelagic (Ref. 5951). Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and occasionally planktonic organisms (Ref. 5759). Spawns from March to September, larvae near the surface (Ref. 35388).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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