Sharpchin barracudina


The sharpchin barracudina is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae.

Description

The sharpchin barracudina has a body up to long, brownish in colour, lighter below. It has 67–73 vertebrae The dorsal fin is well behind the midpoint; the anal fin is far back, with 22–24 finrays.

Habitat

The sharpchin barracudina is bathypelagic and oceanodromous, living in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea at depths of, occasionally below.

Behaviour

The sharpchin barracudina feeds on fish and crustaceans. It spawns in March to September. It is eaten by tuna, cod, lancetfish, Atlantic salmon and seals.