Bigelow's Barracudina

Lestidium bigelowi

Paralepidid Fish from the Western Indian Ocean

Bigelow's Barracudina is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 3.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Lestidium
Maximum length: 3.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Originally taken from approximately 650 miles northeast of Madagascar at a depth above 750m.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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