Dinolestidae

Long-finned pike

Dinolestes lewini

Dinolestid Fish beneath Australian Waters

• Temperate
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Large
• Temperate fish

The long-finned pike or yellowfin pike (Dinolestes lewini) is a species of acropomatiform ray-finned fish, the only species in the genus Dinolestes, as well as the family Dinolestidae. It is an elongated fish with a pointed snout, and silver in color, similar in appearance to a barracuda, and grows up to 84 cm (33 in) in total length. It is endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia, including New South Wales, at depths between 5 and 65 m (16 and 213 ft).