Sharpfin barracuda
| Sharpfin barracuda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. acutipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876 | |
Sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis) is a schooling species of barracuda inhabits lagoon, bay and seaward reef that is nocturnally active. Its length is up to 80 cm. The species is found across Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan as well as coastal China.
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