Atlantic barracudina

Lestidium atlanticum

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth65–710 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonRare

About this species

Lestidium atlanticum, the Atlantic barracudina, is a species of fish. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the three major oceans. This species reaches a length of 25 cm (9.8 in).

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lestidium atlanticum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 1 records
March: 1 records
April: 12 records
May: 1 records
June: 3 records
July: 1 records
August: 1 records
September: 5 records
October: 1 records
November: 3 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 65–710 m · Deepest record: 2,223.8 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 18 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

10–12 °C: 6 records
12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 22 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Atlantic barracudina, Atlantic Barracudina

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Barracudina, barracudina listada
Japanese: Hitosuji-name-hadaka, Hitosujinamehadaka, ヒトスジナメハダカ

Other scientific names: Lestidium elegans, Paralepis thermophilus, Sudis thermophilus

Similar species

Deep Water Pike Smelt
Lestidium nudum
Japanese barracudina
Lestrolepis japonica

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
345 open-data records from 1949 to 2005.

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