Common Name
Bullis' Barracudina
Year Described
Rofen, 1963
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 9
Anal Fin: 41
Pectoral Fin: 11
Pelvic Fin: 9
Lateral Line: 68-72
Vertebrae: 84
Body long and slender. Nostrils well before end of maxilla. Pelvic fin origin about midway between pectoral fin tip and dorsal fin. Anus above pelvic fin tip. Peritoneal sections 8.
Color
Body pale with a silvery lateral stripe. Dusky pigment on the gut region. Top of head and snout with dark pigment.
Size
Maximum size to 62mm SL (immature specimen). Adults unknown.
Habitat
Mesopelagic to bathypelagic from 814-997m.
Range
So far known only from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
References
Ho H-C, & T-Y. Yang. 2025. A new barracudina (Aulopiformes, Paralepididae, Stemonosudis) from Somalia, with additional records of S. siliquiventer from the Caribbean Sea. ZooKeys 1241: 93-104.
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.