Husbandry
(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
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