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Bigelow's Barracudina (Lestidium bigelowi)
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Ecological Illustration of Bigelow's Barracudina (Lestidium bigelowi)
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Paralepididae

Bigelow's Barracudina

Lestidium bigelowi

Paralepidid Fish from the Western Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Bigelow's Barracudina is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 3.7 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lizardfishes and Allies
Family
Paralepididae
Genus
Lestidium
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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