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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Arctozenus: Greek, arktos = bear + particle zen, derived from zao = to give life; risso: Named after A. Risso, European ichthyologist (Ref. 6885).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2200 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water, preferred ?; 71°N - 55°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Worldwide distribution from the Arctic to Antarctic. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia (55°N) to at least north central Baja California (28°N) (Ref. 35950). Northwest Pacific: Bering Sea, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands (Ref. 41668).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388); common length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4473)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 34; Vertebrae: 72 - 86. Bright silvery in color (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 35950).

Pseudoceanic and mesopelagic, occurring singly or in small schools (Ref. 5759), primarily at 200-1000 (Ref. 58302). Feed mainly on fishes and shrimps (Ref. 5759). Spawn in continental slopes and in oceanic banks from northern through tropical to southern temperate waters. Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 35950).

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Oviparous (Ref. 35950).

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Post, A., 1990. Paralepididae. p. 373-384. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4473)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)