Spotted barracudina: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spotted barracudina lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Arctozenus risso
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Aulopiformes
Family	Paralepididae

Where does the spotted barracudina live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spotted barracudina in 13 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spotted barracudina endangered?

The spotted barracudina’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spotted barracudina?

The spotted barracudina (Arctozenus risso) is a ray-finned fish in the order Aulopiformes and the family Paralepididae, genus Arctozenus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spotted barracudina

Arctozenus risso, the spotted barracudina or ribbon barracudina, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Paralepididae, the barracudinas. This fish is found worldwide, but not in the Southern Ocean.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spotted barracudina (revision 1356096090), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q653952 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).