The barracudina genera Lestidium and Lestrolepis of Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) Author Ho, Hsuan-Ching Author Tsai, Song-Yu Author Li, Hsing-Hui text Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-04 4702 1 114 139 journal article 24736 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.16 10af4964-439d-4779-8b95-d6f695f6c018 1175-5326 3562745 DC33157E-E5E9-4CE2-AB3F-27E22F21A954 Lestidium Gilbert, 1905 Lestidium Gilbert, 1905:607 ( type species: Lestidium nudum Gilbert, 1905 ). Diagnosis. Body scaleless, except for the lateral line covered by a single row of scales; luminescent duct present, unbranched, originating from throat before the eye or under opercle; no light organ in front of eye; a luminescent duct along lower margin of orbit in some species; DFO from slightly before to well behind VFO; ventral adipose fin well developed between anus and anal fin; dorsal-fin rays 10; pectoral-fin rays 12–14; anal-fin rays 26–33; ventral adipose well-developed; vertebrae: prehaemal 36–41 and total 79–93. Dorsal surface light grayish to very dark; ventral ridge between pectoral and pelvic fins with pigments or not. Remarks. The genus currently comprises five species, Lt. atlanticum from Atlantic Ocean, Lt. bigelowi from Indian Ocean, Lt. nudum from Hawaii, Lt. orientale sp. nov. from Taiwan and Japan ; and Lt. prolixium from the western Pacific Ocean. Two other species from the western Pacific Ocean is being studied in a separated work (Ho, unpub. data). The generic status of Lt. bigelowi is still doubtful.