Sphyraena borealis DeKay, 1842
Northern sennet
Sphyraena borealis
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

 Family:  Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
 Max. size:  46 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 10 - 65 m
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 24
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 01.05.91
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 13.06.16
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 26.08.94

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