Common Name
Spotted Barracudina
Year Described
Ege, 1933
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 9-10
Anal Fin: 41-47
Pectoral Fin: 11-12
Pelvic Fin: 8-9
Lateral Line: 86-92
Vertebrae: 111-121
Pelvic fin origin closer to dorsal fin than to pectoral fin tip.
Color
Body pale, with alternating dark blotches on both the ventrum and dorsum (most bold posterior to dorsal fin). Peritoneal sections number 16-18 in post-larval specimens.
Size
Maximum known size to 138mm SL. Mature adults not known.
Habitat
Epipelagic to mesopelagic from 0-800m. Small specimens closer to the surface.
Range Map
Range
The western North Atlantic gyre, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
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.