Magnisudis atlantica

Magnisudis atlantica
Magnisudis atlantica, drawn by Emma Freytag-Kissling
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Paralepididae
Genus: Magnisudis
Species:
M. atlantica
Binomial name
Magnisudis atlantica
(Krøyer, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Paralepis atlantica Krøyer,1868
  • Paralepis atlantica atlantica Krøyer,1868
  • Paralepis brevis Zugmayer,1911
  • Paralepis bronsoni Parr, 1928
  • Sudis bronsoni Parr, 1928
  • Magnisudis barysoma Harry,1953

Magnisudis atlantica, the duckbill barracudina, is a fish belonging to the genus Magnisudis of the family Paralepididae. It is a carnivorous fish that is endemic to the Atlantic Ocean (with the exception of the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean) and to much of the southern and northern Pacific Ocean.