yellowtail barracuda

Sphyraena flavicauda

Sphyraenid Fish from the Persian Gulf

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

yellowtail barracuda is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena obtusata (Ref. 9768 ). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean (Ref. 50345 ).

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