Australian barracuda (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)

Scientific name: Sphyraena novaehollandiae G?nther, 1860

Australian barracuda (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)

The Australian barracuda (Sphyraena novaehollandiae) is a marine fish of the family Sphyraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Australia and New Zealand; Caroline and Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Reported from New Caledonia and Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraena novaehollandiae
Family
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Papua New Guinea and Australia and New Zealand; Caroline and Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Reported from New Caledonia and Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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