Common Name
Fourspot Barracudina
Year Described
Post, 1969
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 10
Anal Fin: 28
Pectoral Fin: 11
Pelvic Fin: 9
Lateral Line: 60-62
Vertebrae: 75-76
Color
Body pale with four dark saddle markings on the rear half of the body. The lateral stripe is dotted with melanophores.
Size
Maximum size to 77mm SL.
Habitat
Mesopelagic from 500-520m.
Range
Known from the Gulf of Mexico and off northern South America.
References
Fukui, A. and T. Ozawa. 2004. Uncisudis posteropelvis, a new species of barracudina (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from the western North Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research v. 51 (no. 4): 289-294.
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.