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Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Cuvier.
Ambiente / Clima / Intervalo
Ecologia
; marinhas; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; oceanódromos (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 20 - 200 m (Ref. 28016), usually ? - 60 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 27°N - 37°S, 29°E - 152°E
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 12541) south to the southeastern coast of South Africa and east to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Due to a widespread confusion with Sphyraena putnamae and Sphyraena qenie, the exact range is uncertain.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2871); common length : 120 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5450); Peso máx. publicado: 11.5 kg (Ref. 40637)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 6; Raios dorsais (total): 9; Espinhos anais 2; Raios anais : 7 - 9. Body with dark bars crossing lateral line, each bar oblique in upper half, but nearly vertical in lower half; caudal fin largely yellowish.
Found near prominent current-swept lagoon or seaward reefs (Ref. 9710); also in bays, estuaries and turbid inner lagoons (Ref. 9768). Diurnal and solitary, although the young form schools. Feeds mainly on fishes but also takes squid. Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted. Reports of ciguatera poisoning need confirmation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
De Sylva, D.P. and F. Williams, 1986. Sphyraenidae. p. 721-726. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5491)
Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Perigo para os humanos
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 31637)
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe esportivo: sim
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00621 - 0.00926), b=2.91 (2.86 - 2.96), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.6 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
69278): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.10).
Vulnerabilidade (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (75 of 100) .