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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. [19]
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 World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
Researchers identified the fish as a great barracuda, marking the first known sighting of the species in the Azores. The first great barracuda caught in the Azores. Photos shared with McClatchy ...
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 643 endangered fish species. [1] Of all evaluated fish species, 4.2% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists ten fish subspecies as endangered.
The species — several birds, mussels, two species of fish and the Little Mariana fruit bat last seen in Guam in 1968 — have been listed as endangered for decades, according to the U.S. Fish ...
A poll last year found that 81% of Republicans, 87% of independents, and 97% of Democrats believe the government should do more to help endangered species.
Version 2014.2 of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 4574 critically endangered species, subspecies, varieties, stocks, and subpopulations. For IUCN lists of critically endangered species by kingdom, see: Animals (kingdom Animalia) — IUCN Red List critically endangered species (Animalia)