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. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is an important forage species for many pelagic predators, such as cephalopods, common dolphins, and albacore.[2][3][4]
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| Genus: | Arctozenus T. N. Gill, 1864
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| Species: | A. risso
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| Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)
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References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Arctozenus risso" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Moore, J.; Polanco Fernandez, A.; Russell, B.; McEachran, J.D.; Poss, S.; Nunoo, F.; Bannermann, P. (2015). "Arctozenus risso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T194997A20363502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194997A20363502.en. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Cherel, Y.; Duhamel, G. (2003). "Diet of the squid Moroteuthis ingens (Teuthoidea: Onychoteuthidae) in the upper slope waters of the Kerguelen Islands". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 250: 197–203. doi:10.3354/meps250197.
- ^ Pusineri, C.; Magnin, V. R.; Meynier, L.; Spitz, J. R. M.; Hassani, S.; Ridoux, V. (2007). "Food and feeding ecology of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the oceanic northeast Atlantic and comparison with its diet in neritic areas". Marine Mammal Science. 23: 30–47. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00088.x.
- ^ Pusineri, C.; Vasseur, Y.; Hassani, S.; Meynier, L.; Spitz, J.; Ridoux, V. (2005). "Food and feeding ecology of juvenile albacore, Thunnus alalunga, off the Bay of Biscay: a case study". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 62: 116–122. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.09.004.
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