Blackfin barracuda
The Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie), also known as the Chevron barracuda, is a species of barracuda that ranges from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo and Western Pacific and as far as French Polynesia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. qenie |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870 | |
The blackfin barracuda reaches a maximum size of 140 cm. They are typically encountered on coral reefs down to 50 m where they form large schools.[1][2][3][4]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Sphyraena qenie" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870
- Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 207. ISBN 9780007741731.
- Allen, Gerald; Erdmann, Mark (2013). Reef Fishes of the East Indies - Volume III.
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