Sphyraena qenie

Sphyraena qenieis commonly referred to as Blackfin Barracuda. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Sphyraena qenie
German:: Dunkelflossen- oder Querstreifen-Barrakuda
English:: Blackfin Barracuda

Category:
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > qenie (Species)
Initial determination:: Klunzinger, 1870

Sea depth:: 1 - 100 Meter
Size:: 80 cm - 170 cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 28°C
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Sphyraena acutipinnis
Pfeil-Barrakuda
Sphyraena afra
Guinea-Barrakuda
Sphyraena argentea
Sphyraena barracuda
Großer Barracuda
Sphyraena borealis
Nördlicher Barrakuda
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Sphyraena ensis
Sphyraena flavicauda
Gelbschwanz Barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
Großaugen-Barrakuda
Sphyraena guachancho
Barrakuda
Sphyraena helleri
Heller-Barrakuda
Sphyraena iburiensis
Sphyraena idiastes
Pelikan-Barrakuda
Sphyraena intermedia
Sphyraena japonica
Sphyraena jello
Barrakuda
Sphyraena lucasana
Barrakuda
Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Sphyraena obtusata
Gestreifter Barrakuda
Sphyraena picudilla
Gelbstreifen-Barrakuda , Südlicher Barrakuda
Sphyraena pinguis
Sphyraena putnamae
Sawtooth Barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
Dunkelflossen- oder Querstreifen-Barrakuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Europäische Barrakuda
Sphyraena tome
Sphyraena viridensis
Gebänderter Barrakuda , Gelbmaul-Barakuda
Sphyraena waitii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-08 15:58:41
Last edit:: 2020-03-25 10:14:43

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Klunzinger, 1870

Sphyraena genie, also called Blackfin Barracuda, found throughout the tropical eastern Pacific, is described as follows:

Blue-gray body, down more silvery with 18-22 oblique dark stripes on its back, ending well below thelateral line. Contrasting vertebrae, a forked tail, with a central lobe. Caudal and anal fins blackish, the two last rays of the anal rather pale.

Synonyms:
Sphyraena genie Klunzinger, 1870
Sphyraena nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
Sphyraena tessera Smith, 1956

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > Sphyraena qenie (Species)

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