| Stemonosudis | |
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| Stemonosudis macrura | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Paralepididae |
| Genus: | Stemonosudis Harry, 1951 |
Stemonosudis is a genus of barracudinas. These are deep water fish that resemble but are not related to barracuda. They are long and slender with pointed snouts. They are hunters with large eyes and sharp teeth. Unlike barracuda, these fish have no swim bladder.
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: [1]
Barracudinas are any member of the marine mesopelagic fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch.
A barracuda is a large, predatory, ray-finned fish known for its fearsome appearance and ferocious behaviour. The barracuda is a saltwater fish of the genus Sphyraena, the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae, which was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1815. It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ranging from the eastern border of the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, on its western border the Caribbean Sea, and in tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean. Barracudas reside near the top of the water and near coral reefs and sea grasses. Barracudas are targeted by sport-fishing enthusiasts.
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Paralepis is a genus of barracudinas.
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Lestidium is a genus of barracudina. They are sometimes referred to as pike smelt.
Lestrolepis is a genus of barracudina.
Macroparalepis is a genus of barracudina.
Magnisudis is a genus of barracudinas.
Sudis is a genus of barracudinas, with two currently recognized species:
Macroparalepis affinis is a species of fish which belongs to the Paralepididae (barracudinas) family. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1933 by Ege
Stemonosudis elegans, the tailspot barracudina, is a species of fish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Stemonosudis macrura is a species of deep-water marine, bathypelagic fish living at the depth range 18 to 330 m, member of the barracudina family Paralepididae. The fish is known to distributed in Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific Ocean from around Point Conception State Marine Reserve in California in the north to Chile in the south.
The sharpchin barracudina is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).
Stemonosudis elongata is a species of barracudina found in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa across to the Philippines, Fiji, the Marquesas, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Stemonosudis gracilis is a species of barracudina found in tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans.
Stemonosudis intermedia is a species of barracudina found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from the US to southern Brazil.
Stemonosudis miscella is a species of barracudina found in the eastern Indian Ocean near Sumatra, Indonesia,.
Stemonosudis distans is a species of barracudina found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Stemonosudis bullisi is a species of barracudina found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean and the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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