Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello)

Scientific name: Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829

Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello)

The Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sphyraenidae.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraena jello
Family
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Common length
120
Depth range
20–200 m (66–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 20 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to the southeastern coast of South Africa and east to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Recently reported from Tonga. Due to a widespread confusion with Sphyraena putnamae and Sphyraena qenie, the exact range is uncertain.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10)

Sources

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

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