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Sphyraena barracuda, commonly known as the great barracuda, is a species of barracuda: large, apex predator ray-finned fish found in subtropical oceans around the world. The Syphyraena family contains 27 species while the great barracuda is one of this genus.
Barracudas live primarily in oceans, but certain species, such as the great barracuda, live in brackish water. Due to similarities, sometimes Barracuda is compared with freshwater pike , though the major difference between the two is that Barracuda has two separate dorsal fins with a forked tail, unlike the freshwater pike.
The Pacific barracuda is found in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, typically offshore of the U.S. West Coast.While it is usually considered a pelagic species, and can could be found as far north as southern Alaska, they are most frequently found along the coast of California extending down to the southern tip of Baja California Sur, Guadalupe Island and near the mouth of the Gulf of California.
Young barracuda drift inshore in spring, and move to deeper water in the late fall. Spawning season is from April until October off southern Florida. [14] Most Males mature at two years of age, and most females mature at three years of age. [14] In Sphyraena putnamae, the sex ratio observed of females:males was 1.49:1 respectively. [14]
Sphyraena helleri, the Heller's barracuda, is a schooling species of barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The species is named in honor of zoologist Edmund Heller [ 4 ]
Cleaning symbiosis is a relationship between a pair of animals of different species, involving the removal and subsequent ingestion of ectoparasites, diseased and injured tissue, and unwanted food items from the surface of the host organism (the client) by the cleaning organism (the cleaner). [5]
The Barracuda Deli Cafe wins over patrons with flavor-packed Cuban sandwiches and salads starting at $12. Dubbed a "hidden gem" by a reviewer on Yelp, it is a family-run restaurant where the ...
Sphyraena afra, commonly known as the Guinean barracuda, is a species of barracuda found off the western coast of Africa from Senegal to Namibia. They are not ...