Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie)

Scientific name: Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870

Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie)

The Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) is a marine fish of the family Sphyraenidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Many dark bars crossing lateral line on body, each bar oblique in upper half, but nearly vertical in the lower; caudal fin largely blackish. No gill rakers on first arch; upper and lower gill arch with rough platelets, each platelet not bearing distinct spine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraena qenie
Family
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
170
Common length
80.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the central Indian Ocean and French Polynesia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico and Panama. The exact range is uncertain because of confusion with Sphyraena jello and Sphyraena putnamae.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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