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Barracudina
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Barracudinas are any member of the marine mesopelagic fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch.
Quick Facts Barracudinas Temporal range: Ypresian-Holocene, Scientific classification ...
Barracudinas | |
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Lestidium atlanticum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Paralepididae |
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Arctozenus |
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The generic name Paralepis (for which the family is named) is from Greek - para meaning "somewhat", lepis meaning "scaled".