Sphyraena intermedia

Sphyraena intermedia commonly known as the intermediate barracuda is a species of barracuda that was only recently discovered in the Gulf of Taranto in the south of Italy. Very similar to the other four species of Barracuda that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea particularly the European barracuda and yellowmouth barracuda. They are distinguished by being intermediate in size between European and Yellowmouth barracudas as well as a few other differences such as different amounts of scales and certain body measurements.[2][3][4]

Intermediate barracuda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Species:
S. intermedia
Binomial name
Sphyraena intermedia
(Pastore, 2009)

References

  1. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. Pastore, Michele A. (September 2009). "Sphyraena intermedia sp. nov. (Pisces: Sphyraenidae): a potential new species of barracuda identified from the central Mediterranean Sea". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 89 (6): 1299–1303. doi:10.1017/S0025315409000575. S2CID 83523327. ProQuest 224138397.
  3. "Sphyraena intermedia". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphyraena intermedia Pastore, 2009". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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