Sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis)

Scientific name: Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876

Sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis)

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

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Body with a narrow dark stripe on the lower flank; a dark marking on body near pelvic fin base; caudal fin darkish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphyraena acutipinnis
Family
Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
66 m (217 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 66 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan. No record from the Western Central Pacific but H. Senou believes that it occurs from the Philippines to north-eastern Australia. The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena helleri.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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