Sphyraenidae

Pacific barracuda

Sphyraena argentea

Slender Fish from Northeast Pacific

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Elongated
• Large
• Temperate fish

Sphyraena argentea (also known as the Pacific barracuda, California barracuda or the silver barracuda) is a predatory species of marine barracuda fish of the family Sphyraenidae. They are found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur north to Washington State. However, they are not common north of Point Conception in Santa Barbara County, California, usually preferring warmer waters.