Lestidium atlanticum, the Atlantic barracudina, is a species of fish. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the three major oceans. This species reaches a length of 25 cm (9.8 in).[2]

Lestidium atlanticum
Atlantic Barracudina (L. atlanticum)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Lestidium
Species:
L. atlanticum
Binomial name
Lestidium atlanticum
Borodin, 1928
Synonyms

Lestidium elegans Parr, 1928

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References

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  1. ^ Bannermann, P.; Poss, S.; Nunoo, F. & Russell, B. (2015). "Lestidium atlanticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190099A15602995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190099A15602995.en. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lestidium atlanticum". FishBase.
  • Post, A., 1990. Paralepididae. p. 373-384. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
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