Brilliant-bellied barracudina

Lestrolepis intermedia

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth50–1,097 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsJuly, October, and November
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Lestrolepis intermedia is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lestrolepis intermedia”, 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: 4 records
February: 5 records
March: 6 records
April: 4 records
May: 7 records
June: 7 records
July: 8 records
August: 6 records
September: 8 records
October: 10 records
November: 9 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 50–1,097 m · Deepest record: 2,650 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 63 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 3 records
12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 9 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 18 records
24–26 °C: 31 records
26–28 °C: 13 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Brilliant-bellied barracudina

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: barracudina antifaz, barracudina de antifaz
Japanese: フタスジナメハダカ
Simplified Chinese: 中間光鱗魚, 光鱗魚, 裸狗母魚

Other scientific names: Lastrolepis intermedia, Lestidium intermedium, Lestiolepis intermedia, Paralepis intermedius, Sudis vanderbilti

Similar species

Japanese barracudina
Lestrolepis japonica
Kiritimati Eyespot Barracudina
Lestrolepis pofi
Ribbon barracudina
Arctozenus risso
Atlantic barracudina
Lestidium atlanticum
Dolichosudis fuliginosa
Indo-Pacific Barracudina
Lestidiops indopacificus

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).
1,248 open-data records from 1929 to 2022.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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