Spotted barracudina

Arctozenus risso, the Spotted barracudina or Ribbon barracudina, is a species of barracudina found in oceans worldwide in the meso- and bathypelagic zone down to abound 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. It is an important forage species for many pelagic predators, such as cephalopods, common dolphins, and albacore.^[2][3][4]

Spotted barracudina
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Paralepididae
Genus:	Arctozenus T. N. Gill, 1864
Species:	A. risso
Binomial name
Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)
Synonyms
List Arctozenus coruscans (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) Arctozenus rissoi (Bonaparte, 1840) Notolepis coruscans (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) Notolepis risso (Bonaparte, 1840) Notolepis rissoi (Bonaparte, 1840) Paralepis coruscans Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 Paralepis kroyeri Lütken, 1892 Paralepis risso Bonaparte, 1840 Paralepis rissoi Bonaparte, 1840 Prymnothonus hookeri Richardson, 1845 Sudis rissoi (Bonaparte, 1840)