duckbill barracudina

Magnisudis atlantica

Fifty Six Centimeters Alepisaurid Fish of the Caribbean Sea

Circumpolar Antarctic
Circumpolar Arctic
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Polar regions
South America
Elongated
Large

Magnisudis atlantica, the duckbill barracudina, is a fish belonging to the genus Magnisudis of the family Paralepididae. It is a carnivorous fish that is endemic to the Atlantic Ocean (with the exception of the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean) and to much of the southern and northern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Alepisauridae
Genus: Magnisudis
Maximum length: 56 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal: From Arctic to Antarctic. Northwest Pacific: Bering Sea, Kamchatka and Kuril Islands (Ref. 41668 ). Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska (59°N) to Chile (Ref. 35950 ). Western Atlantic: 38°N to the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 37039 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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