Sawtooth barracuda

Sphyraena putnamae

Ninety Centimeters Sphyraenid Fish of the Red Sea

Sawtooth barracuda is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 90 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Maximum length: 90 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan. Reported from Fiji and Tuvalu (Ref. 12596 ).The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena jello and Sphyraena qenie (Ref. 9768 ).

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