Biology:Lestidium

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Lestidium
Lestidium atlanticum.jpg
Atlantic Barracudina (L. atlanticum)
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Lestidium

C. H. Gilbert, 1905
Type species
Lestidium nudum
C.H. Gilbert, 1905

Lestidium is a genus of barracudina. They are sometimes referred to as pike smelt.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lestidium in FishBase. April 2012 version.
  2. Ho, Hsuan-Ching; Graham, Ken; Russell, Barry (2020). "Three new species of the barracudina genus Lestidium (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from the Indo-West Pacific". Zootaxa 4767 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2708798 entry