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Bigeye Barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
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.
From the article Bigeye barracuda on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The bigeye barracuda can grow up to 2.25 feet (0.69 m). It is silver in color and long skinny shape from head to tail. They are nocturnal and like to eat crustaceans, fish, and squid.
Range & habitat
Bigeye barracuda are found in large schools in lagoon-like areas as well as the outer reef slopes from as little as 5 feet to 900 feet of depth.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 179870.