Sphyraena sphyraena

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Mittelmeer-Barrakuda, Sphyraena sphyraena
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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

Occurrence:: Albania, Benin, Italy, Malta, São Tomé e Principé, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, France, the Canary Islands, Mauritania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Guinea-Bissau, Madeira, Syrian Arab Republic, Bay of Biscay, Gabon, Slovenia, Algeriet, Angola, Azorerne, Baleariske Øer, Bermuda, Brasilien, Europæiske kyster, Kap Verde, Middelhavet, Rødehavet, Sortehavet, Spanien, Vestlige Atlanterhav, Østlige Atlanterhav
Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Size:: 60 cm - 165 cm
Temperature:: °C - 28°C
Food:: Blæksprutte, Krabber, Rejer, Skaldyr, Små fisk, Stenhummer, Stenrejer, Taskekrabber
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

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