European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)

Also known as Mediterranean Barracuda, Sea Pike, Striped Barracuda

Description

Also known as Mediterranean Barracuda, Sea Pike, Striped Barracuda.

Found singly or in small schools, in both coastal and off-shore waters.
They feed on cephalopods, crustaceans, but mostly fish.
Length - 165cm
Depth - 0-100m
Widespread Easter Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Mediterranean

Barracudas are large and torpedo shaped with an awesome array of teeth.
Can be quite curious and approach divers but are relatively harmless to divers! Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Sphyraena-sphyraena.html

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