Oriental Barracudina

This species is distinguished by the following characters: light organ duct extending to beyond the anterior margin of eye; most similar to Lestidium atlanticum but differs by having relatively more prehaemal vertebrae (37-40 vs. 36-37), with a shorter snout (snout length 9.7-10.4 vs. 10.4-11.5% SL), shorter jaws (upper jaw 8.6-10.1 vs. 9.9-11.3% SL; lower jaw 11.9-13.7 vs. 13.5-14.8% SL) and with a relatively deep head (head depth 31.2-33.9 vs. 27.6-31.5% HL) (Ref. 121637).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analsoft rays: 26 - 30; Vertebrae: 79 - 83