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Stemonosudis fumea Kimura, Nakayama & Kai, 2025 Smoky blotched barracudina |
| Family: | Paralepididae (Barracudinas) | |||
| Max. size: | 23.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 552 - 557 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 34-36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 8-9; A 34-36; 91-94 total vertebrae; 10-12 peritoneal pigment sections; 6 saddle-like patches on dorsum anterior to DFO; second dorsal saddle-like patch between dorsal and dorsal adipose fins located far posterior to vertical line through AFO; head depth 4.6-5.0% SL; snout length 10.0-11.3% SL; upper-jaw length 8.3-10.5% SL; lower-jaw length 11.2-13.9% SL; DFO located slightly posterior to mid-point of V-A, predorsal length 71.1-73.0% SL, D-A 6.8-8.5% SL, V-D 55.0-59.5% V-A; well-developed gill rakers on epibranchial, ceratobranchial and hypobranchial of first and second gill arches (only weakly developed in 78.7-107.7 mm-SL juveniles) (Ref. 138393). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||