Common Name
Duckbill Barracudina
Year Described
Krøyer, 1868
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 9-11
Anal Fin: 20-22
Pectoral Fin: 15-17
Pelvic Fin: 9
Lateral Line: 55-62
Vertebrae: 63-66
Body and most of head completely covered in deciduous scales. Lower jaw with teeth minute to missing entirely.
Color
Body various shades of brown, with dark gill membranes and peritoneum.
Size
Maximum size to 560mm SL.
Habitat
Mesopelagic to bathypelagic from 66-2166m. Smaller specimens in shallower waters.
Range Map
Range
Known from the Gulf Stream region, the central Atlantic, and the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
References
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm. 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. i-viii + 1-1112.
Rofen, R.R. In: Anderson, W.W., R.H. Gibbs, F.H. Berry, W.A. Gosline, J.E. Bohlke, N.B. Marshall, R.L. Bolin, G.W. Mead, J.W. Gehringer, R.R. Rofen, and N.J. Wilimovsky. 1966. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Part 5. Iniomi and Lyomeri. Memoir No. 1. Sears Foundation for Marine Research; Yale University, New Haven, CT. 647 pp., 220 plates.