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Created 1/1/2024

Family Sphyraenidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Sphyraena flavicauda

 

Kuata, Fiji, 20 feet

 

   

YELLOWTAIL BARRACUDA

Schools occur along reefs in coastal waters.  Yellow tail, two brownish stripes, upper stripe with alternating light and dark zones.  Attains 24 inches.  Red Sea to Okinawa and Samoa, now present in the Mediterranean.