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  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Istiophoriformes |
| 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] The Blackfin barracuda are known for their long black lateral bands that go around its body. There are about 18 to 22 bands that are on the fish's body. They have elongated last rays on the second dorsal fin and anal fins and a blackish caudal fin (tail fin). They lack gill rakers.[5]
References
- Froese, Rainer; 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.
- Morishita, S. (2020). Morphological comparisons of Sphyraena qenie with S. putnamae, with a revised key to Indo-Pacific species of Sphyraena lacking gill rakers (Sphyraenidae). Ichthyological Research, 67(3), 456–463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00738-6
External links
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- Photos of Blackfin barracuda on Sealife Collection
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