Sudis hyalina explained

Sudis hyalina is a species of fish in the family Paralepididae (barracudinas).^{[1] [2]}

Name

Its specific name hyalina is from the Ancient Greek ὑάλῐνος (hyalinos, "crystal, glass").^[3]

It has no common name in English, but is known in Turkish as yalanci zargana ("false garfish") or derin deniz turna baligi ("deep-sea pike") and in Hebrew as ליסטים ארוך-סנפיר (listim aroch-snapir, "long-fin bandit"); this name refers to its long pectoral fins.^{[4] [5]}

Description

Sudis hyalina is elongated, maximum long, and silvery-pink in colour.^[6] It has large teeth in the lower jaw, fixed and armed with serrated edges. It has 59 or 60 vertebrae.^{[7] [5]}

Habitat

Sudis hyalina lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It is mesopelagic to bathypelagic, living at .^[6]

Behaviour

Sudis hyalina spawns near the surface in temperate to tropical waters.^[8]

It is believed to be one of the fish responsible for chewing at submarine communications cable.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zoologica: Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society. September 2, 1951. Zoologica. (New York). Google Books.
2. Book: Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. John. McEachran. Janice D.. Fechhelm. June 17, 2013. University of Texas Press. 9780292757059. Google Books.
3. Web site: Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History) Department of. Zoology. Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf. Günther. September 2, 1864. Wheldon & Wesley. Google Books.
4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810. www.marinespecies.org.
5. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Sudis hyalina. species-identification.org.
6. Web site: Sudis hyalina. www.fishbase.se.
7. Book: Smiths' Sea Fishes. Margaret M.. Smith. Phillip C.. Heemstra. December 6, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642828584. Google Books.
8. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810. www.marinespecies.org.
9. Web site: Sudis hyalina. fishbase.mnhn.fr.
10. Book: Priede, I. G.. Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. August 10, 2017. Cambridge University Press. 9781107083820. Google Books.