guaguanche

Sphyraena guachancho

Sphyraenid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The Guachanche barracuda (Sphyraena guachancho) is an ocean-going species of game fish in the barracuda family, Sphyraenidae. It was described by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier in 1829. The description was part of the second edition of Le Règne Animal, or The Animal Kingdom.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Maximum length: 200 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), northern Gulf of Mexico, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, including the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction