Spotted barracudina

Spotted barracudina
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Arctozenus
T. N. Gill, 1864
Species: A. risso
Binomial name
Arctozenus risso
(Bonaparte, 1840)
Synonyms

Notolepis rissoi

Arctozenus risso, the Spotted barracudina or Ribbon barracudina, is a species of barracudina found in oceans worldwide in the meso- and bathypelagic zone down to abound 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is an important forage species for many pelagic predators, such as cephalopods, common dolphins, and albacore.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Cherel, Y.; Duhamel, G. (2003). "Diet of the squid Moroteuthis ingens (Teuthoidea: Onychoteuthidae) in the upper slope waters of the Kerguelen Islands". Marine Ecology Progress Series 250: 197–203. doi:10.3354/meps250197.
  2. Pusineri, C.; Magnin, V. R.; Meynier, L.; Spitz, J. R. M.; Hassani, S.; Ridoux, V. (2007). "Food and feeding ecology of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the oceanic northeast Atlantic and comparison with its diet in neritic areas". Marine Mammal Science 23: 30–47. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00088.x.
  3. Pusineri, C.; Vasseur, Y.; Hassani, S.; Meynier, L.; Spitz, J.; Ridoux, V. (2005). "Food and feeding ecology of juvenile albacore, Thunnus alalunga, off the Bay of Biscay: a case study". ICES Journal of Marine Science 62: 116–122. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.09.004.


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