Mexican barracuda
Mexican Barracuda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Istiophoriformes |
Family: | Sphyraenidae |
Genus: | Sphyraena |
Species: | S. ensis
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Binomial name | |
Sphyraena ensis (Sommer, 1995)
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Sphyraena ensis, commonly known as the mexican barracuda, is a species of Barracuda that inhabits the continental shelf of the Eastern Pacific from Northern Mexico to Ecuador. They have a long cylindrical body and are silvery in color, with a protruding lower jaw containing many sharp teeth of unequal size.[1] Often found in schools, they can be found from coastal habitats such as estuaries and mangroves out into deeper water. Due to their abundance they are an important food fish for the region.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "Sphyraena ensis, Mexican barracuda : fisheries, gamefish". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
This article needs additional or more specific categories. (January 2022) |
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Sphyraenidae
- Ray-finned fish stubs