Sphyraena sphyraena

Sphyraena sphyraena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Genus: Sphyraena
Species:
S. sphyraena
Binomial name
Sphyraena sphyraena
Synonyms[2]
  • Esox sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
  • Esox spet Haüy, 1787
  • Sphyraena spet (Haüy, 1787)
  • Sphyraena vulgaris Cuvier, 1829
  • Sphyraena bocagei Osório, 1891

Sphyraena sphyraena, also known as the European barracuda or Mediterranean barracuda, is a ray-finned predatory fish of the Mediterranean basin and the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ de Morais, L.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Kara, M.; et al. (2015). "Sphyraena sphyraena". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198565A15596165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198565A15596165.en.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fishbase.org.