Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Aulopiformes (Grinners) >
Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Lestidiops: Related to Greek, lestes = thief + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Christian Frederik Lütken (1827–1901) was a Danish naturalist, specialising in marine zoology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba (Israel, Egypt), East Africa; Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 46892)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Golani, D. and R. Fricke, 2018. Checklist of the Red Sea fishes with delineation of the Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, endemism and Lessepsian migrants. Zootaxa 4509(1):1-215. (Ref. 120578)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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