Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangaria (Order)
     └Sphyraenidae (Family)
      └Sphyraena (Genus)

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Great Barracuda

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