Australian Robust Barracudina, Lestidium nigrirostrum Ho, Graham & Russell 2020

Summary:

Dark brownish above with melanophores extending down to the lateral-line along its entire upper margin, anterior portions of snout and lower jaw blackish, and a very broad black sub-marginal area on the abdomen.

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Bray, D.J. 2025, Lestidium nigrirostrum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Jun 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5754

Australian Robust Barracudina, Lestidium nigrirostrum Ho, Graham & Russell 2020

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Distribution	Marion Plateau, Coral Sea, Queensland, the Tasman Sea off eastern Australia and south to the Bass Strait off Gabo Island, Victoria (and possibly off Rowley Shoals, Western Australia).
Features	Dorsal fin 10; Anal fin 31-34; Pelvic fin 9; Lateral line scales total 142-157, prepelvic 33-36, predorsal 39-42, preanal 53-57; Vertebrae total 87-90, prehaemal 35-38, caudal 50-53, prepelvic 34-36, predorsal 40-41, preanal 54-56.
Etymology	The specific name is from the Latin niger (= black) and rostrum (= snout), in reference to the black snout of this species.
Species Citation	Lestidium nigrirostrum Ho, Graham & Russell 2020, Zootaxa 4767(1): 78. Type locality: 17°30.1’S, 150°41.2’E, Marian Plateau, ENE of Townsville, Queensland, northeastern Australia, Southwestern Pacific Ocean, demersal trawl, 752‒751 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2025
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Australian Robust Barracudina, Lestidium nigrirostrum Ho, Graham & Russell 2020

References

Ho, H-C., Graham, K. & Russell, B. 2020. Three new species of the barracudina genus Lestidium (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4767(1): 071-088. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.3