Elongate Barracudina

Stemonosudis elongata

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Stemonosudis
Maximum length: 11.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: off east Africa, Madagascar to the Marquesas; south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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