Pickhandle Barracuda (Sphyraena jello)

Also known as Banded Barracuda, Barracuda Jello, Blackfin Barracuda, Dingo Fish, Giant Seapike, Guinean Barracuda, Indian Barracuda, Jello Barracuda, Pickhandle Sea Pike, Sea Pike, Slender Barracuda, Slender Sea Pike, Yellowfin Barracuda, Yellowtail Barracuda

Description

Also known as Banded Barracuda, Barracuda Jello, Blackfin Barracuda, Dingo Fish, Giant Seapike, Guinean Barracuda, Indian Barracuda, Jello Barracuda, Pickhandle Sea Pike, Sea Pike, Slender Barracuda, Slender Sea Pike, Yellowfin Barracuda, Yellowtail Barracuda.

Found singly or in small schools, during the day along current swept bays, coastal lagoons and seaward reefs, dispersing at night to feed.
They feed nocturnally on fish and squid.
Juveniles found in schools, over sheltered inshore areas.
Length - 150cm
Depth - 20-200m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

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-jello.html

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