Mexican Barracuda (Sphyraena ensis)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Sphyraena ensis

Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Mexican Barracuda

Also known as: Barracuda, Vicuda

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About

Habitat

Pelagic-neritic

Depth

10–60 m

Max size

1.27 m

Max weight

9.52 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Carangaria incertae sedis

Family

Sphyraenidae

Other species in Sphyraenidae

Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Sphyraena barracuda

Great Barracuda

Yellowtail Barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

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Yellowtail Barracuda

Barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Sphyraena sphyraena

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Pelican Barracuda (Sphyraena idiastes)

Sphyraena idiastes

Pelican Barracuda

Northern Sennet (Sphyraena borealis)

Sphyraena borealis

Northern Sennet

Barracuda (Sphyraena novaehollandiae)

Sphyraena novaehollandiae

Barracuda

Barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)

Sphyraena japonica

Barracuda

Bigeye Barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri)

Sphyraena forsteri

Bigeye Barracuda

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