''Arctozenus risso'', the Spotted barracudina or Ribbon barracudina, is a species of
barracudina
Barracudinas are any member of the marine mesopelagic fish family Paralepididae: 50 or so extant species are found almost worldwide in deep waters. Several genera are known only from fossils dating back to the Ypresian epoch.
The generic name ...
found in oceans worldwide in the
meso- and
bathypelagic zone down to abound . This species grows to a length of
SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is an important forage species for many pelagic predators, such as
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda ( Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, ...
s,
common dolphin
The common dolphin (''Delphinus delphis'') is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million. Despite this fact and its vernacular name, the common dolphin is not thought of as the archetypal dolphin, wit ...
s, and
albacore.
References
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Paralepididae
Monotypic fish genera
Fish described in 1840
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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