Sharpchin barracudina

The sharpchin barracudina (Paralepis coregonoides) is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).

Description
The sharpchin barracudina has a body up to 30 cm 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.

Habitat
The sharpchin barracudina is bathypelagic and oceanodromous, living in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea at depths of 50 - 600 m, occasionally below 1000 m.

Behaviour
The sharpchin barracudina feeds on fish and crustaceans. It spawns in March to September. It is eaten by tuna, cod, lancetfish, Atlantic salmon and seals.