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Sharpfin Barracuda
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda inhabits lagoon, bay and seaward reef that is nocturnally active. Its length is up to 80 cm. The species is found across Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan as well as coastal China.
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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 121573.