Family Paralepididae

Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840) —Ribbon barracudina (Fig. 12)

1 specimen was caught at a depth of 1.100 m. Biometry and meristic: 168 mm TL, 159 mm SL; HL: 21.4; PO: 10.7; POL: 7.5; ED: 3.1; IOW: 1.9; PD: 66.7; LD: 2.5; PA: 83.0; LA: 14.5; PP: 22.6; PV: 70.4; LP: 8.2; LV: 3.8; H: 6.9; D: 10; A: 32; V: 8. Habitat and Distribution: pseudoceanic and meso- to bathypelagic at depth range 0–2,200 m, usually 200–1,000 m. Circumglobal including the Mediterranean Sea. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), LMV (FishBase).

Magnisudis atlantica (Krøyer, 1868) —Duckbill barracudina

2 specimens of 21 and 42 cm TL were caught at a depth of 764 and 892 respectively. Habitat and Distribution: oceanic, meso- and bathypelagic at depth range 0–5,499 m. Circumglobal in warm to cold temperate seas but not present in eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MHV (FishBase).