Blackfin Barracuda

Sphyraena qenie

Vertical angular markings. Dark notched caudal fin with black fringe.

Size : 140 cm

Habitat : Prefers current-rich outreefs, also in deep lagoons, 1-50 m. In large, semi-stationary schools during the day, sticking to the same location sometimes for months. At night, shoals dissolve probably in search of food.

Distribution : Red Sea and East Africa to Panama and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Carangiformes

FAMILY

:

Sphyraenidae

GENUS

:

Sphyraena

SPECIES

:

Sphyraena qenie

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner