Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Great Barracuda
Category: Barracudas
Scientific Name: Sphyraena barracuda
Size: 1 to 6 ft. (30 cm to 1.8 m)  
Depth: 0-60 ft. (0-18 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Carangaria (Order)
     └Sphyraenidae (Family) Barracudas
      └Sphyraena (Genus)
       └S. barracuda (Species)
WoRMS ID: 345843🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47251🔗

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