Bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri)

Scientific name: Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829

Bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri)

The Bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri) is a marine fish of the family Sphyraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Southeast Asia and the Marquesan and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Body elongate and sub cylindrical with small cycloid scales; head long and pointed. Mouth large and horizontal, the tip of the lower jaw protruding; intermaxilla non-protractile. Preoperculum broadly rounded. Lower limb of the first fill arch with spiny tubercles. First dorsal fin origin opposite or before the pectoral tip, the first spine shorter than the second. Color is generally blackish above and silvery below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraena forsteri
Family
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
6–300 m (20–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 300 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Southeast Asia and the Marquesan and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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