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Class: Teleostei
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Lestidiidae Naked barracudinas

Genus: Lestidiops

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Lestidiops affinis
[Barracudina]
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Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Lestidiops bathyopteryx
[]
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Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Lestidiops cadenati
[]
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Max. Length 20.9 cm SL
 
Lestidiops distans
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Lestidiops extremus
[]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Lestidiops gracilis
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Lestidiops indopacificus
[Indo-Pacific barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Lestidiops jayakari
[Pacific barracudina]
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Lestidiops luetkeni
[Naked barracuda]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 26.1 cm SL
Lestidiops mirabilis (Ege, 1933)

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Lestidiops mirabilis
[Strange pike smelt]

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Lestidiops neles (Harry, 1953)

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Lestidiops neles
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pacificus
[]
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Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides
[]
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Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Lestidiops ringens
[Slender barracudina]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lestidiops similis (Ege, 1933)

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Lestidiops similis
[]
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Max. Length 39 cm SL
 
Lestidiops sphyraenopsis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Lestidiops sphyrenoides (Risso, 1820)

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Lestidiops sphyrenoides
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lestidiops affinis Barracudina Atlantic Ocean. In the w 11.2 SL 1930
Lestidiops bathyopteryx Eastern Central Pacific 12.8 SL 1944
Lestidiops cadenati Eastern Atlantic 8.3 SL 1962
Lestidiops distans Eastern Central Atlantic. 20.9 SL 1953
Lestidiops extremus Western Central Pacific. 2.2 SL 1953
Lestidiops gracilis Southwest Pacific 2.8 SL 1953
Lestidiops indopacificus Indo-Pacific barracudina Indo-Pacific 2.3 SL 1953
Lestidiops jayakari Pacific barracudina Atlantic, Indian and Paci 20 TL 1889
Lestidiops luetkeni Naked barracuda Indo-West Pacific 1933
Lestidiops mirabilis Strange pike smelt Atlantic, Indian and Paci 26.1 SL 1933
Lestidiops neles Eastern Pacific 7.8 SL 1953
Lestidiops pacificus Southwest Pacific 1.6 SL 1931
Lestidiops pseudosphyraenoides Eastern Atlantic 9.5 SL 1918
Lestidiops ringens Slender barracudina Eastern Pacific 21 TL 1880
Lestidiops similis Atlantic Ocean 20 TL 1933
Lestidiops sphyraenopsis North Pacific 39 SL 1916
Lestidiops sphyrenoides Eastern Atlantic 27 SL 1820



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