Lestidium atlanticum, the Atlantic barracudina, is a species of fish. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of the three major oceans. This species reaches a length of 25 cm (9.8 in).[1]

Lestidium atlanticum
Atlantic Barracudina (L. atlanticum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Paralepididae
Genus:	Lestidium
Species:	L. atlanticum
Binomial name
Lestidium atlanticum Borodin, 1928
Synonyms
Lestidium elegans Parr, 1928

See also

• List of fish of the Mediterranean Sea

References

• 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.

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