Japanese barracudina
Lestrolepis japonica
- Usual depth48–517 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Lestrolepis japonica is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lestrolepis japonica”, 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: 0 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 48–517 m · Deepest record: 646.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Japanese barracudina, Japanese Eyespot Barracudina
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Futasujinamehadaka, ハダカエソ, フタスジナメハダカ
- Simplified Chinese
- 日本光鱗魚, 裸狗母魚
Other scientific names: Lestidium japonicum
Similar species
- Atlantic barracudina
Lestidium atlanticum
- Deep Water Pike Smelt
Lestidium nudum
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).
- 171 open-data records from 1909 to 2014.
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