Common Name
Rothschild's Barracudina
Year Described
Richards, 1967
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 8
Anal Fin: 31-34
Pectoral Fin: 11-12
Pelvic Fin: 9
Lateral Line: 86-89
Vertebrae:
Color
Body with 9 dorsal blotches, 5-7 ventral blotches.
Habitat
Mesopelagic
Range
Scatted records from off New England (Moore et al., 2003), North Carolina, and several Caribbean records (Post, 1971).
References
Moore, J.A. , K.E. Hartel, J.E. Craddock and J.K. Galbraith. 2003. An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist v. 10 (no. 2): 159-248.
Post, A. 1971. Taxonomic and Distributional Notes on Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967. Copeia. Vol. 1971 (4): 738-741.