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Bigeye Barracuda

Sphyraena forsteri

Bislamabarakuta— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Bigeye Barracuda — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Jerome Huet (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
raresilvernocturnalschoolingvery-largeopen-water
Habitat
Open water
Max size
1.0 m
Depth
6-300 m
Family
Sphyraenidae

The bigeye barracuda is a species of the family Sphyraenidae, which can be found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, excluding Hawaii.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Bigeye Barracuda
This oneBigeye Barracuda
Blackfin Barracuda
Look-alikeBlackfin Barracuda

Both school in open water off the reef. Blackfin Barracuda has 18 to 22 dark chevron bars down its sides, pointing forward, and a blackish tail. Bigeye Barracuda is plain silver with no bars, a noticeably large eye, and a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin.

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