Strange pike smelt
Lestidiops mirabilis
- Usual depth65–930 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 65–930 m · Deepest record: 930 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Strange pike smelt, strange pike smelt, Strange Pike Smelt, Tropical Barracudina
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kuronamehadaka, クロナメハダカ
Other scientific names: Macroparalepis mirabilis, Paralepis mirabilis
Similar species
- Indo-Pacific Barracudina
Lestidiops indopacificus
- Pacific barracudina
Lestidiops jayakari
- Pacific Barracudina
Lestidiops pacificus
Ribbon barracudinaArctozenus risso
- Brilliant-bellied barracudina
Lestrolepis intermedia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 205 open-data records from 1990 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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