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Sphyraenidae

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Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771)

Sphyraena barracuda, the great barracuda, is a large predatory fish found in warm oceans across the globe.

Sphyraena borealis DeKay, 1842

Sphyraena borealis, the northern sennet, is the smallest barracuda species, found only in reef habitats of the western Atlantic.

Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829

Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) is a tropical Pacific barracuda with distinct body markings that spawns in the Persian Gulf in autumn.

Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829

Sphyraena obtusata, the obtuse barracuda, is a 55 cm max tropical ocean barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.

Sphyraena viridensis Cuvier, 1829

Sphyraena viridensis is a barracuda species distinguishable from the European barracuda by distinct physical traits, found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Sphyraena argentea Girard, 1854

Sphyraena argentea, the Pacific barracuda, is a predatory Northeast Pacific fish with distinct traits and reproductive habits.

Sphyraena novaehollandiae Günther, 1860

Sphyraena novaehollandiae, the Australian barracuda, is a slender migratory predatory fish found around southern Australia.

Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870

Sphyraena qenie, the blackfin barracuda, is a reef-dwelling barracuda found across the Indo-Pacific, fished for food and tuna bait.

Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829

Sphyraena forsteri, or bigeye barracuda, is a nocturnal silver fish that lives in reef areas from 5 to 900 feet deep.

Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838

Sphyraena flavicauda (yellowtail barracuda) is a ray-finned fish with a yellow tail, native to the Indo-Pacific and now established in the eastern Mediterranean.