Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bigeye Barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
Bigeye Barracuda
Category: Barracudas
Scientific Name: Sphyraena forsteri
Size: Up to 2.25 ft. (65 cm)  
Depth: 10-900 ft. (3-274 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangaria (Order)
     └Sphyraenidae (Family)
      └Sphyraena (Genus)
       └S. forsteri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212047🔗
iNaturalist ID: 179870🔗

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