Pickhandle barracuda
| Pickhandle barracuda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sphyraenidae |
| Genus: | Sphyraena |
| Species: | S. jello |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphyraena jello Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829 | |
The pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) is so called because the dark marks along its sides look like the thick ends of pickaxe handles. These dark markings fade with the preservation.
Sea anglers sometimes colloquially shorten the name to "pick".
References
- "Sphyraena jello". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Sphyraena jello" in FishBase. November 2005 version.
External links
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