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IUCN: Least Concern
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassActinopterygii›OrderIstiophoriformes›FamilySphyraenidae›GenusSphyraena
About
Great barracudas are fast predatory fish with long bodies, sharp teeth, and sudden bursts of speed. Juveniles shelter in mangroves and seagrass while adults patrol reefs and channels. They are important mid-to-apex predators in warm coastal ecosystems.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, lagoons, and open coastal water
🍃Diet Carnivore — fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans
📏Size & Weight Body commonly 60–100 cm; can exceed 1.5 m
•weight 2.5–40 kg
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years
🗺Range Warm Atlantic, Caribbean, and Indo-Pacific waters
Fish
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, lagoons, and open coastal water
🍃Diet Carnivore — fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans
📏Size & Weight Body commonly 60–100 cm; can exceed 1.5 m
•weight 2.5–40 kg
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years
🗺Range Warm Atlantic, Caribbean, and Indo-Pacific waters
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