Guinean barracuda

Sphyraena afra

Sphyraenid Fish from Seventy Five Meters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

Guinean barracuda is known around Eastern Atlantic as a fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 205 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Maximum length: 205 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Namibia (Ref. 57401 ). Also reported from Mauritania (Ref. 5377 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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