Pacific barracuda (Sphyraena argentea)

Scientific name: Sphyraena argentea Girard, 1854

Pacific barracuda (Sphyraena argentea)

The Pacific barracuda (Sphyraena argentea) is a marine fish of the family Sphyraenidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Kodiak Island, Alaska to southern Baja California, Mexico; rare north of Point Conception in California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Color bluish or brownish dorsally, silvery ventrally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraena argentea
Family
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
145
Depth range
0–18 m (0–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 18 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to southern Baja California, Mexico; rare north of Point Conception in California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14; tm=2-3; tmax=12; Fec=42,000)

Sources

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

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