The sharpchin barracudina (Paralepis coregonoides) is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).[1][3][4][5]
The sharpchin barracudina has a body up to 30 cm (12 in) long, brownish in colour, lighter below. It has 67–73 vertebrae The dorsal fin is well behind the midpoint; the anal fin is far back, with 22–24 finrays.[6][7]
The sharpchin barracudina is bathypelagic and oceanodromous, living in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea at depths of 50–600 m (160–1,970 ft), occasionally below 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1][8][9]
The sharpchin barracudina feeds on fish and crustaceans. It spawns in March to September.[10] It is eaten by tuna, cod, lancetfish, Atlantic salmon and seals.[2]
The sharpchin barracudina (Paralepis coregonoides) is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).
