Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
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Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 3 - 6 m (Ref. 48637); tropical.

Northwest Pacific: southern Japan to the East China Sea and northern South China Sea (Ref. 12068).

Max length: 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 56557).

Found near shore on mud, sandy mud or rock bottoms (Ref. 11230, 48637). Usually forms large schools (Ref. 48637). Feeds on fishes.

Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 21.9 - 29.3, mean 28.4 °C (based on 1621 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00413 - 0.01056), b=2.94 (2.81 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.8 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium; Questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 73.1 [31.4, 239.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.765 [0.340, 1.793] mg/100g; Protein = 19.9 [17.7, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.132 [0.052, 0.347] g/100g; Selenium = 24 [8, 73] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.5 [2.9, 103.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.603 [0.341, 1.100] mg/100g (wet weight);