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Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1] The Hawaiian Islands comprise 137 islands and atolls, with a land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2). [2] This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
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. [6]
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 ongoing wildfires in Hawaii have prompted local officials to ask tourists not to visit some areas, despite it being a destination state during the peak of summer travel season.. The wildfires ...
Travelers hoping to visit Hawaii in coming weeks are being asked to avoid West Maui, which has been ravaged by wildfires.
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.
The yellowtail barracuda is found from the Red Sea east through the Indian and Pacific Oceans to Samoa, its northern limit is the Ryukyu Islands and its southern is on the Great Barrier Reef. [3] First recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel in 1991, [ 4 ] it is now extending to the whole eastern Basin.
The bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) is a species of the family Sphyraenidae, which can be found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, excluding Hawaii. [2] [3]