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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae Barracudinas

Genus: Macroparalepis

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Scarlato, N.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Macroparalepis affinis Ege, 1933

Photo by Scarlato, N.
 
Macroparalepis affinis
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis brevis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis danae
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29.9 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis johnfitchi
[Black barracudina]
No picture found
South Atlantic.
Max. Length 31.4 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis longilateralis
[]

Photo by SFSA

South Atlantic
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Macroparalepis macrogeneion Post, 1973

Photo by SFSA
 
Macroparalepis macrogeneion
[Longfin barracudina]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 46.1 cm SL
 
Macroparalepis nigra
[]
7 Species of Family Paralepididae with Genus Macroparalepis
(Barracudinas)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1933 Macroparalepis affinis Atlantic Ocean 55 TL
1933 Macroparalepis brevis Atlantic Ocean 13.5 SL
1933 Macroparalepis danae Western Pacific. 12.1 SL
1960 Macroparalepis johnfitchi Black barracudina Eastern Pacific 29.9 SL
1973 Macroparalepis longilateralis South Atlantic. 31.4 SL
1973 Macroparalepis macrogeneion Longfin barracudina South Atlantic 42 TL
1965 Macroparalepis nigra Eastern Atlantic 46.1 SL



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