Sphyraena sphyraena

Sphyraena sphyraenais commonly referred to as European barracuda. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 127068

Scientific:: Sphyraena sphyraena
German:: Europäische Barrakuda
English:: European Barracuda

Category:
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sphyraenidae (Family) > Sphyraena (Genus) > sphyraena (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Size:: 60 cm - 165 cm
Temperature:: °C - 28°C
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

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:: 2012-12-24 23:41:59
Last edit:: 2020-12-18 19:02:19

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Mossamedes, Angola, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, Madeira, Canary Islands, and Azores. Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Brazil.

Biology:
Found in coastal and offshore waters.
Feeds mostly on fish, less often on cephalopods and crustaceans.

Synonymised taxa:
Esox spet Haüy, 1787
Esox sphyraena Linnaeus, 1758
Sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891
Sphyraena spet (Lacepède, 1803)
Sphyraena sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891
Sphyraena vulgaris Cuvier, 1829

External links

Cote bleu Christian Coudre (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 19.08.2020.

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Mittelmeer-Barrakuda, Sphyraena sphyraena

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