| Family: |
Lestidiidae (Naked barracudinas) |
| Max. size: |
2.27 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 15 - 330 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: juveniles from South Africa to French Polynesia; north to Japan, south to Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 30-30; Vertebrae: 80-80. This species belonging to the Lestidiops mirabilis species complex has the pelvic-fin origin (VFO) under dorsal-fin base and the anus farther posteriorly; dorsal portion of body and lateral line are covered with melanophores, but large unpigmented areas present on lower
portions of head and abdomen; lateral-line scales: before dorsal-fin origin (PDLL) 32-33, before VFO (PVLL) 33-34, and before anal-fin origin (PALL) 47-48, total number of lateral-line scales,
including large and small scales (TLL) 66-70; vertebrae: before dorsal-fin origin (PDV) 32-33, before VFO (PVV) 33-34 and and before anal-fin origin (PAV) 47-48, numbers of prehaemal (PHV) 34-35, caudal (CV) 44-45, and total (TV) 80; total number of gill rakers 42-44 (based on adult specimens). Juveniles
without dark blotches or bands (Ref. 128666). |
| Biology: |
Adult specimens were caught by bottom trawl at an estimated depth of ca. 300 m based on other fishes collected in the bycatch (Ref. 128666). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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