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A barracuda is a large, predatory, ray-finned, saltwater fish of the genus Sphyraena, the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae, which was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1815. [2] It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ranging from the eastern border of the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea , on its western border the ...
The great barracuda is present in tropical to warm temperate waters, in subtropical parts of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Primarily found in oceans near the equator, these Great Barracuda find refuge in mangrove areas to deep reefs, and seagrass beds, with a lower depth limit of 110 meters (360 ft). [17]
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.
The chief varieties of saltwater fish include: Kingfish; Jack; ... Bonito; Tuna; Barracuda; Estuarine. Fish that occasionally enter freshwater and estuarine ...
The Australian barracuda is greenish on the back, silvery on flanks which fades to white on the belly with a greenish-yellow tail. It has the typical fusiform shape of a barracuda, but it is slimmer than most other species of Sphyraena with a conical snout and a protruding lower jaw, the jaws are lined with fang like teeth and the upper jaw is non-protracting.
Great barracuda (Tazar lichien) Elongated fish. Silvery with pale dark bands above and dark spots below. Distinctive midway notch on the caudal fin. Powerful teeth. Slightly protruding lower jaw. Found around reefs and sometimes near mangroves. The best fishing months are from June to October. Piscivorous 170 cm. Has been reported to attack humans.
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 ]