Barracuda

Sphyraena guachancho
Guachanche barracuda

Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
Familia: Sphyraenidae (Barracudas).

Mappa
Ordine: Perciformi
Classe: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Nome base: Guachanche barracuda
Max. size: 200 cm, max.weight: 25 kg.
Environment: pelagic; brackish; marine ; depth range 0 - 100 m
Climate: subtropical
Importance: fisheries: commercial
Distribuzione:
Gazetteer Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), northern Gulf of Mexico, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola, including the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology: Occurs in shallow and generally turbid coastal water over muddy bottoms, often around river estuaries. Schooling species. Feeds on mainly on fishes belonging to the Engraulidae, Clupeidae, Lutjanidae and Synodidae families and also on shrimps from the Lolijinidae family. Marketed fresh and salted.
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List
Dangerous: harmless

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