Great barracuda - 114°E HK Reef Fish

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Stan Shea

Great barracuda

Characteristics

Usually occurs singly.
Reported to contain ciguatoxin in Puerto Rico.
Predator. Has a strong jaw and feeds on fishes.
In Florida, most males mature between 1 and 2 years old, while most females mature between 2 and 4 years old.
Males and females can live to at least 11 and 18 years old respectively.

Description

Body robust, elongated and silvery. Faint oblique dark bars, most visible on the dorsal side of the body.
Second dorsal, anal and caudal fins may appear black. All with white tips.
Some individuals may have black blotches scattered along the lower side of the body.

Common Name: Great barracuda

Family Common Name: Barracudas

Family: Sphyraenidae

Scientific Name: Sphyraena barracuda___(Edwards, 1771)

Genus: Sphyraena

Maximum Length: 200 cm (Total Length)

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Great barracuda