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Pacific Barracuda

Sphyraena argentea

Also known as: California Barracuda, Barracuda

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@neilkachu · san francisco, United States · March 20221 / 1
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Overview

Found in small schools, near the surface, close to shore.
Juveniles found in sheltered bays.
Widespread Eastern 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!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in small schools, near the surface, close to shore.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCarangaria incertae sedis
    5. familySphyraenidae
    6. genusSphyraena
    7. speciesSphyraena argentea Girard, 1854

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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