Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Blackfin Barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
Blackfin Barracuda
Category: Barracudas
Scientific Name: Sphyraena qenie
Size: Up to 4.5 ft. (140 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. qenie (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212049🔗
iNaturalist ID: 136601🔗

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