| Family: |
Lestidiidae (Naked barracudinas) |
| Max. size: |
22.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: widespread; with confirmed records from Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, nw Australia and the South China Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 36-40; Vertebrae: 82-88. This moderately elongate species is distinguished by the following: body depth 13-16 times in SL; dorsal-fin origin clearly before midline of horizontal distance between origins of pelvic (ventral) and anal fins (V-A), origins of pelvic and dorsal fins (V–D) 32.5-43.1% V–A; A 36-40; vertebrae: prehaemal 30-32, prepelvic 30-33, predorsal 36-40, preanal 48-51, caudal 52-58; and total 82-88; total lateral-line scales 66-72; with a narrow band of black chromatophores along lower portion of abdominal ridge (Ref. 121637). |
| Biology: |
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 7300, 75154). Feeds on small fishes rather than shrimps (Ref. 121637). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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