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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Sphyraenidae
Genus Sphyraena
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Agrioposphyraena barracuda, Esox barracuda, Sphyraena baracuda, Sphyraena becuna, Sphyraena commersonii, Sphyraena dussumieri, Sphyraena picuda, Sphyraena sphyraena picuda, Syphyraena barracuda

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)

Character:

Body elongate, subcylindrical or slightly compressed. Head long, pointed, scaly on sides and posteriorly on top. Mouth nearly horizontal, large. Jaws elongate, the lower one considerably projecting; large, sharp, flattened or conical teeth of unequal size on jaws and palatines; usually 1 or 2 strong, sharp canines near tip of lower jaw. Maxilla reaching to or a little beyond anterior margin of eye. No gill rakers on first gill arch. Two short dorsal fins, widely separated; the first with V strong spines inserted about opposite to or behind pelvic fins; the second with I spine and 9 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 7 or 8 soft rays; origin of pelvic fins before first dorsal-fin origin; caudal fin with a pair of large lobes at posterior margin, except in young less than 50 cm total length which have a forked caudal fin.. Lateral-line scales 75 to 87. Many oblique dark bars on upper half of body, these not across lateral line; caudal fin black with white tips; some black blotches sometimes present on underside of posterior body. Juveniles with a series of large dark blotches irregularly arranged on sides of body.

Habitat:

Found predominantly at or near the surface. Juveniles occur among mangroves, estuaries and shallow sheltered inner reef areas; adults occur in a wide range of habitats from murky inner harbors to open seas. Diurnal and solitary, but can also be found in s

Distribution:

Widespread in all tropical seas of the world except the eastern Pacific Ocean; north to southern Japan. It is a very common species in Taiwan, especially in southern part.

Utility:

Sold fresh. Utilized also dried or salted.

Name Code:

382645

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine