sharpfin barracuda

Sphyraena acutipinnis

Elongated Sphyraenid Fish from Indo Pacific

sharpfin barracuda is a fish of Indo-Pacific. The largest recorded length is 80 cm. Its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Maximum length: 80 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan. No record from the Western Central Pacific but H. Senou believes that it occurs from the Philippines to north-eastern Australia (Ref. 9768 ). The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena helleri (Ref. 9768 ).

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