Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Sphyraenidae Rank Species | Phylum Vertebrata Order Perciformes Genus Sphyraena | |
Similar Sphyraena helleri, Pelican barracuda, Sphyraena putnamae, Australian barracuda, Sphyraena japonica | ||
Sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda inhabits lagoon, bay and seaward reef that is nocturnally active. Its length is up to 80 cm. The species is found across Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan as well as coastal China.
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