Scientific Name
Lestidiops jayakari jayakari

Common Name
Pacific barracudina

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31. Body pale with a dark dorsal band (Ref. 4056).

Classification

Classified By

Boulenger, 1889

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Grinners (Aulopiformes)

Family

Barracudinas (Paralepididae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific

Distribution

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters, excluding the southeast Pacific (Ref. 47377).

Range

46°N - 49°S, 23°E - 32°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

2000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 50 - 2000 m (Ref. 4056), usually 300 - 600 m (Ref. 4056)

Trophic Level

4.23 s.e. 0.66 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (20 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated