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Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Cuvier.
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 20 - 200 m (Ref. 28016), usually ? - 60 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 27°N - 37°S, 29°E - 152°E
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 12541) south to the southeastern coast of South Africa and east to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Due to a widespread confusion with Sphyraena putnamae and Sphyraena qenie, the exact range is uncertain.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2871); common length : 120 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5450); Peso massimo pubblicato: 11.5 kg (Ref. 40637)
Spine dorsali (totale): 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9; Spine anali 2; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 9. Body with dark bars crossing lateral line, each bar oblique in upper half, but nearly vertical in lower half; caudal fin largely yellowish.
Found near prominent current-swept lagoon or seaward reefs (Ref. 9710); also in bays, estuaries and turbid inner lagoons (Ref. 9768). Diurnal and solitary, although the young form schools. Feeds mainly on fishes but also takes squid. Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted. Reports of ciguatera poisoning need confirmation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
De Sylva, D.P. and F. Williams, 1986. Sphyraenidae. p. 721-726. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5491)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31637)
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00621 - 0.00926), b=2.91 (2.86 - 2.96), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.6 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
69278): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (K=0.10).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (75 of 100) .
