Sudis hyalina

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Sudis hyalina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Sudis
Species:
S. hyalina
Binomial name
Sudis hyalina
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Synonyms[2]
  • Paralepis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810
  • Paralepis hyalinus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Sudis hyaline Rafinesque, 1810
  • Sudis hyalinus Rafinesque, 1810

Sudis hyalina is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).[3][4]

Its specific name hyalina is from the Ancient Greek ὑάλῐνος (hyalinos, "crystal, glass").[5]

It has no common name in English, but is known in Turkish as yalanci zargana ("false garfish") or derin deniz turna baligi ("deep-sea pike") and in Hebrew as ליסטים ארוך-סנפיר (listim aroch-snapir, "long-fin bandit"); this name refers to its long pectoral fins.[6][7]

Description

Sudis hyalina is elongated, maximum 1 m (3.3 ft) long, and silvery-pink in colour.[8] It has large teeth in the lower jaw, fixed and armed with serrated edges. It has 59 or 60 vertebrae.[9][7]

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