Lestidium
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Lestidium is a genus of barracudina. They are sometimes referred to as pike smelt.
| Lestidium | |
|---|---|
| |
| Atlantic Barracudina (L. atlanticum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Paralepididae |
| Genus: | Lestidium C. H. Gilbert, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Lestidium nudum C.H. Gilbert, 1905 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Lestidium atlanticum Borodin, 1928 (Atlantic barracudina)
- Lestidium australis H. C. Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020
- Lestidium longilucifer H. C. Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020
- Lestidium nudum C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Deep water pike smelt)
- Lestidium prolixum Harry, 1953
- Lestidium rofeni H. C. Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020
References
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