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Barracudas
Sphyraena
A barracuda is a large, predatory, ray-finned, saltwater fish of the genus Sphyraena, the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae, which was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1815. It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ranging from the eastern border of the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, on its western border the Caribbean Sea, and in tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean. Barracudas reside near the top of the water and near coral reefs and sea grasses. Barracudas are often targeted by sport-fishing enthusiasts.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 26 known species
Great Barracuda
speciesSphyraena barracuda
Yellowmouth Barracuda
speciesSphyraena viridensis
Striped Barracuda
speciesSphyraena obtusata
Blackfin Barracuda
speciesSphyraena qenie
Pickhandle Barracuda
speciesSphyraena jello
Snook
speciesSphyraena novaehollandiae
Northern Sennet
speciesSphyraena borealis
Bigeye Barracuda
speciesSphyraena forsteri
Pacific Barracuda
speciesSphyraena argentea
Yellowtail Barracuda
speciesSphyraena flavicauda
Guinean Barracuda
speciesSphyraena afra
Pelican Barracuda
speciesSphyraena idiastes
Heller's Barracuda
speciesSphyraena helleri
Military Barracuda
speciesSphyraena putnamae
European Barracuda
speciesSphyraena sphyraena
Guachanche Barracuda
speciesSphyraena guachancho
Striped Barracuda
speciesSphyraena pinguis
Mexican Barracuda
speciesSphyraena ensis
Sharpfin Barracuda
speciesSphyraena acutipinnis
Sphyraena stellata
speciesSphyraena stellata
Lucas Barracuda
speciesSphyraena lucasana
New South Wales Barracuda
speciesSphyraena waitii
Iburi Barracuda
speciesSphyraena iburiensis
Arabian Barracuda
speciesSphyraena arabiansis
Natal Barracuda
speciesSphyraena africana
Brazilian Barracuda
speciesSphyraena tome
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 47263.